FOUR people have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in Basildon in the early hours of this morning.

A statement from police says: "We had been called to Northlands Park at 1.35am today (Sunday 11 July) to reports of a man injured.

"When we arrived we found a man with a stab wound to his stomach. He was taken to hospital but, sadly, later died there.

"A 42 year-old woman, two men aged 41 and 45, and a 15 year-old boy have all been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in custody."

Detective Inspector Kev Hughes, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "I know this incident will concern people living around the Northlands Park area but I want to reassure them we do not believe there is an ongoing risk to the wider public.

"At this time we believe this was a targeted incident with those involved known to each other.

"Officers acted swiftly to make arrests and our enquiries are ongoing.

"Uniformed officers, plain clothed detectives, and forensics experts will remain at the scene and you are likely to see an increased police presence in the area.

"I need anyone who saw anything or has any CCTV, dash cam or doorbell footage, or any other information, to contact my team."

If you have any information you can submit a report online via this link where you can use the 'Live Chat' button to speak to an online operator between 7am and 11pm. Quote incident 114 of 11 July.

You can also call police on 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.