Further arrests made in connection with Crabtree murder

UPDATE: Both the man and woman arrested on Monday night have been released from police custody with no further action being taken against them.

Lewis Hutchinson appeared at Cambridge Crown Court today, his next appearance will be on 26 May.

 

Officers investigating the murder of Mihai Dobre, 29, in Peterborough have made two further arrests.

Last night (Monday, 18 April) a man in his 30s from Peterborough was arrested on suspicion of murder.

A woman in her 20s, also from Peterborough, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

They both remain in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.

Police were called at 12.34am on Wednesday morning (13 April) with reports of a gunshot being heard in Crabtree, Paston.

Officers and paramedics attended the scene and Mihai, of Oundle Road, Peterborough, was taken to hospital, however he was pronounced dead at 8.03pm the same day.

A post-mortem examination is due to take place today (19 April).

Lewis Hutchinson, 29, of Eastern Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, was arrested in Skegness on Thursday last week (14 April) and has been charged with murder and possession of a firearm with intent to cause an indictable offence. He has been remanded in prison until a hearing at Peterborough Crown Court on 16 May.

A woman in her 60s from Skegness was also arrested on Thursday on suspicion of assisting an offender but has since been released under investigation.

This remains an on-going investigation and we would once again like to reassure the public that such incidents are rare; we would equally like to thank the community for their on-going support.  

Anyone with information is urged to pass it to the Major Crime Unit online via the Major Incident Public Portal. Anyone without internet access should call 101 and quote Operation Brecon.