TWO men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a student.
An investigation was launched after the 20-year-old was pronounced dead outside a block of flats in Cambridge yesterday.
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The victim, who attended the EF International Language Campuses, was assaulted in Mill Park on Friday evening.
Floral tributes have since been left at the scene of the attack.
Witnesses told how they had heard “screaming” in the area, before cops arrived at around 11.30pm.
Cambridgeshire Police confirmed a 21-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Another man, 50, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Both men – from the Cambridge area – remain in custody at Thorpe Wood Police station.
A statement from the force read: “Two men have been arrested in connection with a murder in Cambridge yesterday.
“The arrests follow a public appeal issued by detectives investigating the fatal assault of a 20-year-old man in Mill Park.
“Police were called with reports of violence at 11.27pm yesterday.
“The man was pronounced dead at 12.01am.
“A 21-year-old man, from Cambridge, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
“A 50-year-old man from Cambridge, has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.
“Both men remain in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.”
DI Dale Mepstead, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, added: “We would like to thank the public for their support and assistance following our appeal.
“The investigation remains ongoing, and we continue to urge anyone with information who has not yet come forward to contact us.”
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