Man found dead in Bristol garden died of 'number of stab wounds' as suspect arrested

Man found dead in Bristol garden died of 'number of stab wounds' as suspect arrestedA post-mortem examination was carried out on the man, who has not yet been named by police but is believed to be in his 20s, after he was found in Cleve RoadNewsTristan Cork and Emma O'Neill Content Editor19:37, 12 Apr 2026Updated 19:37, 12 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesThe cordon is still in place in Filton(Image: Reach PLC/Paul Gillis)Police have confirmed that a man discovered dead in the back garden of a north Bristol property was killed by multiple stab wounds, as a major murder inquiry presses on.A post-mortem examination was carried out on Friday on the man, who has yet to be formally identified by police but is believed to be in his 20s.The initial findings of that post-mortem revealed that the victim died as a result of multiple stab wounds, officers confirmed.Detectives believe the man was attacked on the evening of Wednesday, April 8, before collapsing and dying in the back garden of a property on Cleve Road in Filton, near the A38, along an alleyway running behind the homes there.He was found in the early hours of Thursday, April 9, prompting a full-scale murder investigation. On Sunday, April 11, police announced they had made an arrest - a man in his 20s was taken into custody on suspicion of murder in a major breakthrough in the case, reports Bristol Live.An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson confirmed the cause of death as stab wounds - making the unnamed man the latest victim in Bristol's ongoing knife crime crisis.View 2 ImagesA forensics tent on Cleve Road.(Image: Paul Gillis / Reach PLC)"A forensic post-mortem examination was conducted on Friday 10 April. The preliminary findings are the victim died after sustaining a 'number of stab wounds'," an Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said. "Detectives and specialist officers are continuing today to carry out enquiries in the Cleve Road area in connection with this investigati...