Colchester murder probe: 'The answers to this crime lie within the community' Colchester's district commander has said the answers behind the fatal stabbing of a man in Greenstead "lie somewhere within the community." Police are continuing a murder investigation into the death of the man, aged in his 20s, after an attack was launched at an address in Affleck Road, Colchester. Officers were called at around 12.15am this morning and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A teenager, who was also present at the address, was taken to hospital for treatment after suffering minor injuries. A 25-year-old man, from Colchester, remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of murder.