Three arrests in connection with Peterborough murder

Conor Kinlan's body was found in the River Nene in Peterborough on Saturday January 24 <i>(Image: Police)</i>
Conor Kinlan's body was found in the River Nene in Peterborough on Saturday January 24 (Image: Police)
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Three people have been arrested in connection with a murder investigation in Cambridgeshire.

Police were called to Pleasure Fair Meadow Road, near Town Bridge, at about noon on Friday January 23 following reports a man had been chased and entered the River Nene in Peterborough.

Specialist dive teams were brought in and the body of Conor Kinlan, 30, of no fixed address, was recovered in the early hours of the following day.

Detectives later confirmed they are treating the death as murder.

Conor Kinlan's body was found in the River Nene in Peterborough on Saturday January 24 (Image: Police)

Three arrests have since been made.

A 19-year-old man from Peterborough has arrested last night (Thursday January 29) on suspicion of murder and possession of a class B drug. He remains in custody at Parkside Police Station.

Another 19-year-old man from Peterborough was also arrested last night on suspicion of assisting an offender. He remains in custody at Parkside Police Station.

A 61-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting an offender. He has been released on bail to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station on April 27.

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