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Bedfordshire Police release further details about the stabbing in Kempston earlier this week.
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CCTV footage of the moments before and after a man was stabbed to death at his home in Kempston
Bedfordshire Police have released CCTV footage of the moments before and after a man was stabbed to death at his home in Kempston.
One man has been arrested and bailed but police are now renewing their appeal for witnesses.
Kempston murder - Do you know these men?
Detectives from the Major Crime Unit are still appealing for witnesses in connection with the murder of a Kempston man at his home in Vineyard Way on Tuesday evening.
Turkish-born Serafettin Demirsay – known as Sharif – was stabbed when three men forced their way into his home when he answered a knock at the door at about 9.30pm on Tuesday. A post mortem carried out yesterday showed he died of a stab wound to the chest.
A 68 year old woman, who lived with Sharif, was also injured with relatively superficial knife wounds which were treated in hospital. She is now being looked after by her family and supported by police officers from the MCU. Some money and jewellery were stolen from the house.
A man who was arrested on Wednesday morning from a house in Cotton End just outside Bedford has now been released on conditional police bail, pending further enquiries.
Det Chief Insp Tim Redfearn, of the Beds, Cambs and Herts MCU, stressed that the enquiry is far from finished and appealed to anyone who may have been in the area at the time to make contact with the enquiry team.
“This was a terribly distressing attack on a defenceless man in his own home, in front of his distraught partner,” he said. “We are trying to piece together exactly what happened prior to the stabbing and it is still not at all clear what the motive for this attack was.”
“What we do know is that three men were seen on CCTV approaching the house at about 9.30pm, dressed in dark clothes and with hoods covering their faces. Someone knocked on the door, prompting Sharif to open it.
"Once the men were inside, they launched a violent attack on him and his partner, before running off and turning right, away from the house.“While we have arrested a man, this enquiry is not solved and we do want to hear from anyone else who can help with information about this incident.”
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From @bedspolice on Twitter:Kempston stabbing: victim named by police
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Bedfordshire Police release further details about the stabbing in Kempston earlier this week.
Read the full storyKempston stabbing: Bedfordshire Police renew appeal for witnesses
Bedfordshire Police are renewing their appeal for witnesses after two people were stabbed earlier this week. Police were called to a house in Vineyard Way in Kempston on Tuesday night.
A man and woman, both in their sixties, were taken to hospital with stab wounds. The man died shortly afterwards.
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A man arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a teenager in Luton has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
A 16-year-old was shot in the back in the early hours of May 11th in Thricknells Close, Marsh Farm. He remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Police are currently putting on armed patrols in the area in response to a number of recent shootings.
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Bedfordshire Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenager was shot in Luton.
The 16-year-old was shot in the back in the early hours of May 11th in Thricknells Close, Marsh Farm. He remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. His injuries are described as ‘life changing’.
A 19-year-old man is being questioned by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit. He was stopped yesterday afternoon by armed response officers patrolling Marsh Farm. Police are currently putting on armed patrols in the area in response to a number of recent shootings.
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