Third man arrested in Cliftonville murder investigation

Police remain at the Cliftonville property Photo Julie Norwood

A third man has now been arrested in connection with a murder in Margate.

Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate officers investigating a man’s death in Cliftonville have now arrested a 24-year-old man.

A 54-year-old man was arrested on Monday  and a 35 year old man arrested earlier today (July 4).

All three men are from Margate and remain in police custody.

The arrests follow the discovery of a man’s body at a private residential address in Ethelbert Terrace yesterday (July 3).

The suspects and victim were believed to be known to each other and enquiries into the death continue.