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Operation Amaryllis: Third suspect in Ryde murder now bailed

The 28-year-old man who was arrested last week on suspicion of the murder of Scott Cooper has been released on conditional bail.

Police attended a flat in George Street, Ryde on the afternoon of Tuesday 4th January where the body of 33-year-old Scott Edward Cooper, of Newport, was discovered.

Operation Amaryllis
The murder investigation (Operation Amaryllis) saw three people arrested last week.

A 29-year-old man, who was also arrested on suspicion of murder, has been released on conditional bail.

A 38-yea-old man, also of George Street in Ryde, has been charged with murder and was remanded in custody to appear at West Hampshire Magistrates Court on Saturday morning.

Get in touch
Anyone with information that may assist our enquiries is asked to call 101 quoting Op Amaryllis/44220003393.

Alternatively, go online and submit information via the online form.

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