A FIFTH arrest has been made in the Guy Hedger murder investigation. 

He was killed in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, April 30 at his home in Castlewood near Ringwood.

Yesterday, a 45-year-old Poole man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and is assisting officers with their enquiries.

Kevin Downton, who is 40 and from Winterborne Stickland near Blandford, 41-year-old Jason Baccus and 44-year-old Scott Keeping, both of Verney Close in Bournemouth, are all charged with murder. All three men are next appearing at Winchester Crown Court in July 2017.

A 40-year-old Bournemouth woman, previously arrested in relation to the incident, has been released under investigation.