Man arrested over murder of Northampton pensioner David Brickwood five years after his death

Twenty-six-year-old man from London was arrested on Wednesday night
By David Summers
Published 13th Aug 2020, 11:27 BST
Updated 13th Aug 2020, 11:28 BST
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David Brickwood

Detectives investigating the 2015 murder of Northampton pensioner David Brickwood have arrested a man on suspicion of murder, police have revealed this morning.

A spokesman for the force: "A 26-year-old London man was arrested in the capital last night (Wednesday, August 12) and is due to be interviewed today by investigating officers in Northampton.

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"Mr Brickwood, a 74-year-old scrap metal dealer, was found stabbed and beaten in his home in Lindsay Avenue, Abington, in the early hours of September 26, 2015.

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"A subsequent inquest was told he had suffered 35 separate injuries.

"The five-year investigation has included a number of appeals by Northamptonshire Police who also worked with the BBC’s Crimewatch programme on a reconstruction of the murder in early 2016," the spokesperson added.