Second man charged with Crabtree murder

A second man from Peterborough has been charged in connection with the murder of a man in Paston.

Police were called at 12.34am on 13 April with reports of a gunshot being heard in Crabtree.

Officers and paramedics attended the scene and 29-year-old Mihai Dobre, of Oundle Road, Peterborough, was taken to hospital, however he was pronounced dead at 8.03pm the same day.

Christopher Pycroft, 39, of Crabtree, Peterborough, has today (2 August) been charged with murder and conspiracy to rob.

He appeared virtually at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court today, where he was remanded in custody. He will appear at Cambridge Crown Court tomorrow.

Lewis Hutchinson, 29, of Eastern Avenue, Dogsthorpe, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence in April.

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.