Bury St Eds: Attempted Murder CCTV

Officers investigating an attempted murder in Bury St edmunds have arrested two other men and released CCTV pictures of people they want to speak to.

Police in Bury St Edmunds are releasing CCTV images of potential witnesses they would like to speak to in relation to an attempted murder in Bury St Edmunds.

Police were called at around 2:50pm, Sunday 1 January to reports of an injured man in a property in Gosnold Street, Bury St Edmunds. He was taken to West Suffolk Hospital where he was treated for stab wounds and currently remains in a stable condition.

It is believed the incident took place sometime between 4:30am and 5:30am.

The first CCTV images were captured at around 5.10am on Sunday 1 January opposite McDonalds in the Buttermarket, Bury St Edmunds; the images show two people sitting on a bench.

Police keen to speak with these people

The second image show two people, a man and a woman, walking along Angel Hill in Bury St Edmunds at around 5.15am the same morning.

Police keen to speak to these people

Police would like to speak to these people as they may have information, which could help them with this investigation.

Police would like to reassure these people that they are being sought in connection with this incident purely as potential witnesses - and not because they are considered to be involved in the incident itself.

Officers are also re-appealing for a man to come forward, who phoned police to report a disturbance in the area of the Arc shopping centre. He called Police from the telephone kiosk at the junction of Vinefields and Eastgate Street at around 5.57am, Sunday 1 January. Again this man may hold important information and police would like to hear from him.

A 32-year-old man from the Bury area was arrested on the evening of 1 January on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody at the Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre.

Two further men have been arrested , Tuesday 3 January, on suspicion of attempted murder.

A 30-year-old man from Northampton was arrested in Northampton and is currently in custody at the Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre.

A 32-year-old man from Eastbourne was arrested in Eastbourne and is being conveyed to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre.

Anyone with information in relation to this incident and particularly the people in the CCTV images and the man who made the telephone call is asked to contact Bury St Edmunds CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Suffolk Police have been granted an extra 36 hours by Bury St Edmunds Magistrates Court to question a man in relation to an attempted murder in Bury St Edmunds.


The 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident on Sunday 1st of January where a man was injured at a property in Gosnold Street in Bury St Edmunds. He was taken to hospital and treated for stab wounds.

The man remains in custody at Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre with the custody extension expiring at around midnight on Wednesday 4 January.

Police are appealing for a man who phoned police to report a disturbance in the area of the Arc shopping centre at around this time to get in contact as he did not leave his details and may hold important information.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Inspector David Giles at Bury St Edmunds CID on 101 or Crimestopperson 0800 555 111.