THREE men have been arrested after a man’s body was pulled from a river.
Conor Kinlan’s body was found on Saturday morning following reports of a man being chased into the river the day before.
Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of the thirty-year-old after the police launched an investigation earlier this week.
Cambridgeshire Police said it received reports of a man being chased and entering the River Nene in Peterborough on Friday January 23.
Specialist divers then searched for the body in the early hours of January 24.
Officers found Charlie’s body on Saturday morning and the force said it is looking into multiple lines of enquiry.
The victim’s family are being supported by specialist officers, the police added.
A 19-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder and possession of a Class B drug.
A second 19-year-old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of assisting an offender.
The pair remain in custody at Parkside Police Station.
Police arrested a 61-year-old man from Peterborough on Wednesday also on suspicion of assisting an offender.
He has since been released on bail and ordered to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station on April 27, reports CambridgeshireLive.
In a previous statement, Detective Chief Inspector Richard Stott, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said: “Detectives have been working hard since Friday to piece together how and why Conor ended up in the river, and we have multiple lines of enquiry which are being followed.”
“Specialist officers are supporting his family, and there will be increased patrols in the area over the coming days.”
He added that: “There will be increased patrols in the area over the coming days.”
A spokesperson for the force said on Wednesday: “Detectives today confirmed they are treating the death of a man, whose body was found in the River Nene in Peterborough on Saturday (24 January), as murder.
“The man can also be named as Conor Kinlan, 30, of no fixed address.
“Officers were called to Pleasure Fair Meadow Road, near Town Bridge, at about noon on Friday following reports a man had been chased and entered the river.
“Specialist dive teams were brought in and Conor’s body was recovered in the early hours of the following day.”
Officers have urged any witnesses to come forward by visiting the force’s website or by calling 101.
