The moment a father was arrested after a man had been stabbed in Bury St Edmunds has been released.  

David King, 56, and his son Edward King, 20, both of Radnor Close in Bury St Edmunds, have been jailed for life after murdering Neil Charles near their home. 

The pair had been found guilty of murder by a unanimous verdict in May last year, following a 10-week trial. 

At about 3.55am on June 20, 2021, police received a call from David King, who said a man had been trying to steal from his car on the Moreton Hall estate. 

He told the call taker that he had tried to apprehend the male who had run off, admitting he had a knife in his hand and the man claimed he was injured by this before he ran away.

Upon arrival, officers located David King in Winsford Road, away from his address, and where the stabbing took place.

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Other officers located the victim further into Winsford Road where he was found to have sustained a serious stab wound to the chest and was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

David King was first arrested at the scene on the morning in question, with the arrest of Edward King following later in the day. They were both released on bail on June 21.

The victim was later identified as Mr Charles, aged 47, of Bury St Edmunds.

He died in hospital on Tuesday, June 22.  

During the trial both parties denied intentionally killing Mr Charles, with David King maintaining his version of events that he had disturbed Mr Charles in the act of trying to break into his car and he had run onto his knife.

The pair were sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 21 years for David King and 19 years for Edward King.