Three more arrests after body of man found in burnt-out house on the Isle of Wight

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man in his 20s was found in a burnt-out house on the Isle of Wight.

Emergency services were called to a house fire in Ronsons Close, Cowes, at 3.32am on Friday and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesman for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said on Saturday evening officers arrested two 24-year-olds and a 59-year-old man, all from Cowes, on suspicion of murder and arson with intent to endanger life, and they remain in custody.

A 28-year-old Ventnor man, who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder, arson with intent to endanger life and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, has been released on bail while investigations continue.

No official identification has been made, but the victim’s next of kin have been notified.