Witnesses who saw teenager murdered must come forward

CRUCIAL witnesses who saw a teenage student stabbed to death need to come forward for his family to get justice, a senior officer has announced.
 

Det Chief Insp Simon Parkes has praised the more than 60 people who attended a party who have already come forward.
 

But he called on those who are still withholding information and the teenagers of Colchester to tell the police what happened.
 

Jay Whiston, 17, of Aster Close, Clacton, died from a stab wound to the heart during a house party in Marlowe Way, Colchester, on Saturday, September 8.
 

Mr Parkes said: “I think there are still people who were at that party we want to speak to to provide significant information
 

"I am confident we will find out who did it but that confidence rests on the support of other partygoers.
 

“60 people have had the courage and there is nothing to prevent other witnesses doing so."

See the full interview in Monday's Gazette.


 

Comments(2)

ShallowRemarks says...
6:33pm Fri 14 Sep 12

In simple terms the culprits have a good chance of getting away with this if no one makes a stand.

Feisty CBC says...
8:21pm Sun 16 Sep 12

Sixty odd out of the reported one hundred and fifty plus attendees have contacted police. I would suggest that the police give the remainder seven days to make contact (and in future discovered to be present) before charging them with withholding information.

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