Teenage murder victim found after lying dead for 'about eight days' in Norfolk flat

Police investigating the murder of a teenager believe his body could have been left in the ground floor flat for around eight days before it was found.

Emergency services were called to Lefroy Road in Norwich, Norfolk at 10.40pm on Saturday, September 21 after concerns a man had been stabbed. When officers arrived they found the body of a man with a single stab wound who is believed to have been in the flat for around eight days. A tent was set up at the back of the building while investigations continued, with forensic officers sent to the scene.

The victim has been identified as a 19-year-old man from London and his next of kin have been informed. A Home Office post-mortem examination was carried out on Monday, September 23 which confirmed the man’s death was consistent with a single stab wound to the chest.

Detectives are working to trace the suspects, and are examining the full circumstances around the events that led to the death of the man. House to house enquiries are continuing, CCTV footage is being reviewed, forensic opportunities are being explored and we are working with our counterparts in the Metropolitan Police.

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Detective Inspector Dave McCormack said: “This is a complex investigation, and we are working our way methodically through the evidence. The man’s body was in the flat for approximately eight days before police were alerted so we need to follow several lines of enquiry. There are no arrests at this time.

“Police would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious or has information about the incident. Detectives believe this is a drug-related incident and the suspects do not present a wider risk to the community and do not believe this is linked to the murder in Paragon Place earlier this month. We appreciate this is a distressing incident and there will be high-visibility police activity over the coming days in the area.”

Anyone with information, particularly leading up to the man’s body being discovered between 12 September and 21 September is asked to contact Norfolk Police via this link for the murder in Lefroy Road, website, phone 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form.