ANOTHER arrest has been by officers investigating the murder of a 25-year-old man in Oxford.

An 18-year-old man from Oxford was arrested yesterday (November 15) on suspicion of murder and he remains in police custody.

The arrest is made after the force were called to an incident in Walton Street near the junctions of Great Clarendon Street and Little Clarendon Street, Oxford on Sunday (November 13).

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A man in his twenties, Alex Innes from Kidlington, was found with serious injuries and sadly died at the scene.

A post-mortem concluded the cause of death to be a stab wound.

Seven other men, four 18-year-olds, a 19-year-old, a 21-year-old, and a 22-year-old all from Oxford, also remain in police custody arrested on suspicion of murder.

Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Nicola Underhill, of the Major Crime Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with the family of Mr Innes’ at this difficult time.

“I would like to thank all those who have come forward with information relating to this incident.

“I would again like to ask anybody who was in the area and captured any mobile phone footage of what happened not to share this on social media, but instead to please upload the footage to our online portal.”

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Anyone with information is urged to contact police quoting reference number 43220511338.

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

Get in touch with her by emailing: Gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk

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