Man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder following death of Hereford man

Police investigating the death of 33-year-old Hereford man Robert Eacock have arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.

A 31-year-old man from Dudley in the West Midlands was arrested on Thursday evening. He remains in police custody at this time.

Robert died in hospital on 29 January after suffering stab wounds during an incident on Commercial Street, Hereford at around 12.05pm the previous day.

A post mortem has shown Robert died from a single stab wound.

Officers are appealing for anybody with information to call West Mercia Police on 101 and quote incident reference 249S of 29 January.

Alternatively information can be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers by phoning 0800 555 111 or visiting crimestoppers-uk.org