A man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Sidwell Street yesterday

The victim remains unidentified


A 37-year-old man was arrested on Sidwell Street, in the heart of Exeter’s student housing areas at 1:45pm this afternoon. This follows the discovery of a man’s body in a home on Okehampton Road yesterday. The body remains unidentified.

Despite the arrest the investigation is still ongoing, after beginning yesterday at 2pm.  The property currently remains guarded, as the police await the results of forensic testing and a post-mortem examination. Most of the details are still unknown.

It is also believed that stolen black rubbish bins from residents’ homes during the past week are related to the murder investigation.

If anyone has any information, or has had a bin stolen, please contact the Devon and Cornwall police on 101 or [email protected], quoting log number 416.

More updates to follow.