Four arrested over murder conspiracy after 'serious incident' in Little Billington
Four people have been arrested and weapons including machete-style knives seized after a ‘serious incident’ in Little Billington.
Three men are still in hospital after suffering serious injuries in the incident, which happened outside a property on Gypsy Lane at around 2.20pm on Wednesday (May 20).
Yesterday evening, police arrested two men in their 50s in Hemel Hempstead and High Wycombe, on suspicion of conspiring to commit murder.
An 18-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman, were arrested in London on suspicion of the same offence.
Detective Superintendent David Skarratts said: “We are currently working to establish the full circumstances of the incident and have already made significant progress in our investigation.
“Incidents of this nature are understandably concerning for our community, and we are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry. We would encourage anyone with information, or who may have dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident, to contact us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or via www.beds.police.uk quoting reference Operation Echogate, or report anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.