Fifth teen arrested over potential murder as police name dead boy

Monday 06 July 2015

Police have named the 16-year-old found dead yesterday as Morgan Huelin, and have confirmed that a fifth teen has been arrested in connection with his death.

Three teens were arrested on suspicion of murder at a house not far from where Morgan’s body was found on a quiet road in Trinity, at 9.45 am on Sunday.

Two more suspects were arrested as the investigation progressed yesterday, and all five will be interviewed today, ahead of a post mortem examination by a UK expert tomorrow.

Morgan – a Victoria College student who lived in St Lawrence – was found unconscious on Rue du Becquet Vincent in Trinity at around 9.45 am on Sunday morning by a woman walking her dog.

Although he was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to hospital, they were unable to save his life. 

Detective Superintendent Stewart Gull said that a team of around 24 officers was working on the case, which had been codenamed “Operation Emerald."

He would not give any details about how the teenager died, but said that a Home Office pathologist was being flown over to carry out a post mortem examination.

Officers spent yesterday carrying out searches of the nearby area, conducting house-to-house inquiries, and looking at data from mobile phones and CCTV cameras to piece together what happened last night and early this morning.

Some officers will spend today at Victoria College, talking to staff and pupils.

Det Supt Gull said that the dead boy and the three teens arrested on Sunday morning all knew each other.

At a press conference yesterday, he said: “This is a fast-moving incident.

“We are speaking to a number of people. We have already had a good response, and we had a number of unsolicited calls this afternoon.

“We have started to establish the facts and build up a picture as to what led to these circumstances.”

He added that he didn’t yet know whether there had been a party at the house in Trinity.

Det Supt Gull explained that young suspects are always interviewed by police in the presence of "a responsible adult” in addition to their general right to have a lawyer.

He also said that police have 24 hours to hold someone after an initial arrest, unless the Senior Investigating Officer – in this case, CID head Detective Inspector Steve Langford – approves a further 24 hour period.

Because they are under 18, none of the suspects will be publicly named, even if they are charged over the death.

Det Supt Gull said that the death of such a young person was incredibly difficult for family, friends and the wider community.

“It is a difficult time for the family, the college, and the wider community, and our condolences go out to them,” said Det Supt Gull.

“Anyone who has any information, however insignificant it might seem, we would ask them to get in touch.”