Men re-arrested in connection with death of man in Southampton earlier this year

Officers investigating the death of Mark Noke in Southampton have today re-arrested seven men in connection with the incident.

Mr Noke, 64, died of a stab wound to his chest at his home in Warburton Road, on February 25 this year.

We attended a number of addresses in the city this morning to carry out further arrests in relation to the incident.

Five men have been re-arrested on suspicion of murder and conspiring to commit robbery.

They are a 22-year-old, 23-year-old, 28-year-old, 31-year-old and 39-year-old all from Southampton.

The 22-year-old man has also been arrested today on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug of class B.

Further to this, two men have been re-arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit robbery.

They are a 20-year-old and 30-year-old, also both from Southampton.

They had both previously been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Each of the men remains in custody at this time.