News: Incidents
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Body found in Watchet confirmed as Richard Scatchard
Richard Scatchard's body was found in a caravan in Watchet on the afternoon of Thursday 4 April by a member of the public.
Incidents 6 April 2024 -
Update on search for Richard Scatchard
A member of the public reported finding the body of a man in a caravan in Watchet on Thursday 4 April.
Incidents 5 April 2024 -
Update on woman arrested over children’s deaths in Sea Mills
A 42-year-old woman who we arrested on Sunday 18 February has been detained under the Mental Heath Act following assessment.
Incidents 1 March 2024 -
Update on Sea Mills murder investigation – statement
Post-mortem examinations and the formal identification process has been completed following the death of three children in Sea Mills last weekend.
Incidents 23 February 2024 -
Mason Rist and Max Dixon: Families pay tributes to boys who died in South Bristol last month
Touching tributes have been paid by the families of Mason Rist and Max Dixon following their deaths in Bristol at the end of January.
Incidents 22 February 2024 -
Police statement following deaths of three children in Sea Mills
"Our thoughts are very much with the children's loved ones who are going through an horrendous ordeal," Chief Inspector Vicks Hayward-Melen
Incidents 19 February 2024 -
Investigation launched into children’s deaths
Three young children died at a property in Bristol overnight. A woman has been arrested and is in police custody in hospital
Incidents 18 February 2024 -
Four more charged in connection with deaths of Mason Rist and Max Dixon
Two teenagers have been charged with two counts of murder while two men have been charged with two counts of assisting an offender
Incidents 1 February 2024 -
Further arrest made in Bristol murder investigation
Officers investigating the deaths of Mason Rist and Max Dixon have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender.
Incidents 30 January 2024 -
Enquiries continue into Longwell Green suspicious death
Mark Torrington, 54, was found dead at a property on Bath Road on Sunday 14 January.
Incidents 18 January 2024