Woman becomes second person arrested in connection with Colchester murder

A woman has become the second person arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death on an estate in Colchester.

Police were called to Affleck Road on the Greenstead estate just after 12.15am on Friday, 11 December.

A man in his 20s was pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived on the scene.

A teenager was taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.

A 25-year-old man, who police say is local, was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder; late on Friday a 20-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder.

On Sunday morning, police confirmed the woman had been bailed but the man remained in custody.

Police say they're keen to hear from anyone in the area who may have heard a disturbance late on Thursday, 10 December or in the early hours of Friday, 11 December.