Man is stabbed to death and another injured in knife attack in smoking area outside Essex village pub
- The stabbing happened outside the Rose and Crown pub in Writtle, Essex
- Police said two men were stabbed, one of whom died a short time after 8pm
- Essex police said four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder
- The second victim is understood not to have suffered life threatening injuries
A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death outside a village pub on Brexit night.
Two men were stabbed during the shocking drama outside the Rose and Crown pub in the Essex village of Writtle, near Chelmsford.
Police and paramedics were scrambled to the scene but tragically one man died.
One man has died and a second was taken to hospital following a Brexit night stabbing in an Essex pub. The incident happened around 8pm at the Rose and Crown pub in Writtle, near Chelmsford
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following last night’s double stabbing
Essex police has closed the road outside the bar while they search for evidence
The incident happened outside the Rose and Crown pub in Writtle, near Chelmsford last night
The second victim was taken to Chelmsford’s Broomfield Hospital but police have revealed his injuries are not life threatening.
Four men were arrested on suspicion of murder following the attack at about 8pm yesterday and they are in custody this morning.
It is not known at this stage what triggered the stabbings.
An Essex Police spokesman said: ;We were called at 8pm on Friday, January 31 with reports two men had been assaulted outside the Rose and Crown pub in The Green, Writtle.
‘Emergency services attended but sadly one of the men died at the scene. The other was taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries were not life changing or life threatening.
‘Both men had suffered stab wounds.
‘Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and have been taken into custody for questioning.
‘Officers are carrying out enquiries in the area and the road is currently closed while we carry out forensic examinations.
‘We’d like to thank members of the public who are assisting with our investigation and ask anyone who has yet to speak to officers to please call 101 quoting incident 1107 of Friday 31 January.’