38-year-old man released on bail in connection with murder in Bury St Edmunds

A man has been released on bail in connection with a murder investigation in Bury St Edmunds.

Officers were called at 3pm on Tuesday, April 26, following reports of a suspected stabbing at a car park in Harland Court, off Station Hill (pictured above).

Officers immediately attended and located a man and a woman within a flat who had both sustained stab wounds. The man was declared deceased shortly after officers arrived.

Subject to confirmation at formal inquest proceedings, the deceased has been identified as Karl Skoulding, aged 43, from Bury St Edmunds.

A Home Office post-mortem examination established multiple stab wounds to have caused Karl’s death.

A 38-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder shortly after the incident and was taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning. He has been released on bail until Sunday, May 22, pending further enquiries.

A 17-year-old boy from Ipswich was also arrested on suspicion of murder and he has been released from custody with no further action taken against him.

Police believe that the parties involved were all known to one another.

The female victim – aged in her 40s – remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Detectives continue to appeal for any witnesses to the attack and would like to hear from anyone who was in the vicinity of Harland Court between 2pm and 3pm, on April 26.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Investigation Team, either by using the online portal https://mipp.police.uk/getForms/363721O03-PO1/363721O03-PF1 or by calling 101 and quoting reference 37/24952/22.

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers 100% anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their online form www.crimestoppers-uk.org