Two people will appear before magistrates in Plymouth charged with the murder of 33-year-old Keith Dance, who was found dead at a house in Molesworth Road in Stoke on Monday.
29-year-old Jacqueline Cook and 50-year-old Ian Gollop were charged this afternoon.
The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission as all three individuals had recently come to the attention of the police.
East Devon District Council has reported comments made by one of its councillors, Graham Brown, to Police.
The Council is now waiting to find out whether Devon and Cornwall Police feel it is appropriate to investigate.
Devon and Cornwall Police have referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The force said the two suspects and victim had recently come to the attention of police for an earlier incident but could not go into more detail.
A 50 year old man and 29 year old woman remain in Police custody on Wednesday morning.
The pair were arrested on suspicion of murder, following the discovery of the body of a 33 year old man in a property in Molesworth Road in Plymouth in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Devon and Cornwall Police said a forensic post mortem is due to be carried out to identify the actual cause of death.
Devon and Cornwall Police have confirmed the age of the man who died in a property in Keyham Road in Plymouth on Tuesday was 42 years old.
A 47 year old local man remains in custody.
Police are looking for two boys who were seen shooting an air rifle at birds in Exeter.
The alleged incident happened at around 4.30pm on Thursday 28 February, in the car park near to the bridge at Bromhams.
Officers are appealing for witnesses to the incident or who may have seen the two boys with the weapon.
Police have confirmed that a man found dead earlier today was 33 years old and lived in Molesworth Road in Plymouth. Officers say they can't name him until formal identification has been carried out. His family have been told about his death.
A forensic post mortem is taking place later which is hoped will identify the actual cause of death.
A 50 year old man and a 29 year old woman remain in police custody. Both were arrested earlier today on suspicion of murder.
– Detective Chief Inspector Paul Bean"I want to reassure the local community that the two suspects and victim were all known to each other. I can also share with you that all three had recently come to the attention of police for an earlier incident.
"There are a number of specific lines of enquiry that the investigation team is following. This includes carrying out house to house enquiries and looking into the relationship history of the deceased and the two suspects. In addition there is some complex forensic retrieval and analysis being carried out.”
Devon and Cornwall Police say a local man and woman being held on suspicion of murder will be interviewed by Detectives on Tuesday.
The deceased man has not yet been formally identified and is believed to be in his early 30s.
A forensic examination of the murder scene in Molesworth Road and house to house enquiries will now be carried out.
