Murder Enquiry Page 2
The Initial Report
A/DS Richard ORNSBY
DS Ornsby supplies you with the following information during the phone call.
- The murder occurred at 0100 hours at the Horse and Hound Public House, High Street, Sandown E12
- The victim was a male youth believed to be Marcus TRENT date of birth (dob) 02.05.1999
- The victim appears to have died from a stab wound to the chest area
- There is no weapon at the scene and the suspect has fled the location
- The suspect is unknown at this time but CCTV has captured the murder but with poor imagery
- The victim's next of kin are his parents and they have been informed of his death by uniformed officers visiting their home address close to the Public House
- The scene has been secured with the Public House now empty and the details of all those present being recorded as we speak. Of note a number of people had left the Public House prior to police arrival
- Statements are being taken from anyone who state they witnessed the attack or have information which may assist the enquiry
- An external scene has also been established which includes the Public House car park
- Intelligence (Intel) checks are being conducted on the victim in an attempt to identify the person who attacked him
- Officers are currently viewing Local Authority CCTV in an attempt to identify the direction the suspect fled
- A "flash search", search outside the police cordon, is being conducted by local uniformed officers in an attempt to locate the murder weapon or any other evidence of note. A dog unit is assisting with this task
- The on duty Crime Scene Manager (CSM) is Trevor BEST and he is reviewing the scene as the moment
FIRST DECISION
After the conversation with DS Ornsby you inform him you will review the information he has given you and return his call with your decision about the way forward in the next few hours.
You now have to decide which of the following courses of action to take:
