Arrests made in Northern Ireland following murder in Milton Keynes

21 -year-old Joseph Tayaye from Milton Keynes died after sustaining stab wounds

Author: Amber RoderickPublished 4th Apr 2022

Three arrests have been made in Northern Ireland following a murder in Milton Keynes.

Thames Valley Police arrested a man on suspicion of murder, after a stabbing outside a property in The Hide in Netherfield on Monday night (28 March).

Police officers attended the scene, where a 21-year-old man had sustained stab wounds.

He was treated at the scene, as well as at Milton Keynes University Hospital, but sadly died on Tuesday (29 March).

The victim was later identified as Joseph Tayaye, aged 21, from Milton Keynes. Officers say next of kin are being supported by specially trained officers.

On Friday night (1 April) in Northern Ireland, a 20-year-old man from Milton Keynes was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Joseph Tayaye by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Since then, two other men were arrested in Northern Ireland on suspicion of assisting an offender. The Police Service of Northern Ireland will investigate these alleged offences.

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