A TEENAGER has been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of an ongoing investigation into the death of a man in Harlow.

The 18-year-old male, from Harlow, is in custody for questioning after officers made an arrest this afternoon (Sunday 27 August).

A 57-year-old man, from Basildon, has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

An 18-year-old male, from Basildon, who was arrested yesterday (Saturday 26 August), on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail while enquiries continue.

Police continue our enquiries into the circumstances surrounding a serious assault in Joyners Field, which took place at around 11pm on Monday 21 August.

The victim, a man aged in his 30s, sustained a single stab wound and was sadly later pronounced deceased.

A murder investigation is being managed by Essex and Kent Serious Crime Directorate.