House party death: fifth arrest

Five teenagers arrested over the murder of an A-level student stabbed outside a house party have been released on bail, police have said.

A 17-year-old boy from Colchester was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday, while another 17-year-old was also questioned on suspicion of murder after being arrested on Monday.

A 17-year-old boy and two 18-year-old men who were arrested on suspicion of murder on previous days have also been released on bail, while Essex Police previously said a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder was released without charge.

A fifth teenager has been arrested over the death of an A-level student who was stabbed outside a house party.

Jay Whiston, who was 17, was knifed on Saturday night at the gathering that was attended by about 100 teenagers in an affluent area of Colchester.

Essex Police said a 17-year-old was being questioned today on suspicion of assault after being arrested in the town yesterday.

A 17-year-old boy and two 18-year-old men remain in custody at separate police stations in north Essex being questioned on suspicion of murder.

A 17-year-old boy, who had also been arrested on suspicion of murder, has been released without charge, police said.It is believed details of the event were circulated on the social networking site Facebook and a number of uninvited guests turned up.

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Essex police said detectives investigating the murder of Jay Whiston have set up a dedicated number for witnesses to call.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 01245 452882.

Up to 200 people attended the house party in Colchester were the murder took place. For more on this story go to ITV Anglia.

Jay Whiston's mother paid tribute to her "loving, kind, generous, honest son" on Daybreak this morning. Caroline Shearer, and Jay's stepfather Michael said they were still in shock at the news of his death. Caroline said:

"We are not supposed to be here, not today, my son is supposed to be in school. He was an A-level student, studying law, he had his whole life mapped out, he was going to get married, he was going to have two girls [...] and now he is just gone."

Detectives investigating the murder of Jay Whiston at a party in Colchester have made a further arrest.

Last night a 17-year-old boy from Colchester was arrested on suspicion of murder.

His arrest brings the total to four. For more on this story go to ITV Anglia.

The mother of a 17-year-old boy stabbed to death outside a house party said her son was trying to protect a friend when he was attacked.

Daybreak's chief correspondent Richard Gaisford reports.

Floral tributes and cards were brought throughout the afternoon to the house where Jay Whiston, 17, was stabbed to death. Two of the messages read:

The mother of a 17-year-old boy, who was stabbed to death at a house party in Essex, said she was "numb" and "angry" over his killing. She added that Jay Whiston was trying to protect a friend when he was attacked.