Old Leigh murder investigation: Kent teenager arrested after boxer Luke Bellfield stabbed to death in Essex now bailed
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Updated: 15:46, 03 March 2021
A Kent teenager who was arrested after an outstanding young boxer was stabbed to death, has now been bailed by police.
Luke Bellfield, 18, was the subject of what police called a targeted attack in an alleyway near a pub in Old Leigh, Essex on Friday and died a short time after being admitted to hospital having been stabbed once in the heart.
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Police have arrested a 17-year-old from Kent on suspicion of assisting an offender and theft of a motor vehicle.
07:08 EDT, 1 March 2021
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Murder detectives are searching for a 17-year-old after a promising young boxer was stabbed to death in a targeted attack.
Luke Bellfield, 18, was stabbed through the heart while walking through an alleyway in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on Friday evening.
He was rushed to hospital, but the teenager, who won gold at the Three Nations tournament aged 15, died shortly afterwards.
Essex Police are looking for Alfie Pollard , 17, in connection with the attack which the force describes as targeted .
Detectives have already arrested a 31-year-old man from Westcliff and a 19-year-old man from Rayleigh on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.