A fourth teenager has been arrested in connection with the “savage and brutal” murder of a 14-year-old boy found dead in a cemetery.
A 19-year-old man was arrested on Friday and has been detained for questioning, while two other men, aged 19 and 18, remain in police custody. All three are from Carlisle.
A 16-year-old who was arrested on Thursday, also from Carlisle, has since been released on police bail. It is not believed that he was directly involved in the murder, detectives have said.
Jordan Watson, 14, was discovered in a secluded part of Upperby cemetery, next to St John the Baptist church in Manor Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, by a member of the public at about 7.45am on Tuesday. A postmortem examination revealed that the teenager, from Ridley Road in the city, died from multiple wounds to the head and neck caused by a sharp implement.
Cumbria police have appealed for help from the public, particularly anyone who saw or heard anything unusual in the area, or saw Jordan on Monday or the early hours of Tuesday morning. He is described as 5ft tall, of slim build and with brown hair. He was wearing a grey and blue hooded top, black Adidas T-shirt, grey tracksuit bottoms and grey Nike trainers.
Jordan was described by friends and family as a cheeky, good-humoured boy. In a statement released on Wednesday night, they said: “Jordan’s favourite expression was ‘yolo’ – you only live once. Jordan lived by this motto – he had a strong personality and a love of the outdoors.”
