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Rochester stabbing: Police remain at High Street flat after man found dead

By: Matt Leclere mleclere@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 09:07, 22 November 2019

Updated: 19:08, 22 November 2019

A cordon is still in place around a flat in Rochester after a man was found stabbed to death yesterday morning.

Officers were called to the property at about 6am and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

WATCH: Murder investigation launched in Rochester

The incident caused detectives to launch a murder investigation and two men were arrested.

This morning, one police car was parked outside the entrance to the property in Almon Place - just off the High Street - and a couple of officers are standing guard at the flat.

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The two men arrested on suspicion of murder, one aged 35 the other 42, who are both from Medway, remain in police custody.

Traders opened their shops as normal today and there is no police presence in the high street.

The police cordon is around Almon Place
A forensic officer coming out of a property in Almon Place, Rochester
Police remain at the scene today after a man was found stabbed to death yesterday morning
Floral tributes at the crime scene
Floral tributes at the crime scene
Police cars and an ambulance were called to Rochester High Street at 6.20am. Picture: Sally at Off The Wall Photography

To get the latest updates on ongoing cases, police appeals and criminals put behind bars, click here.

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