Piers Braizer, the prime suspect in a brutal Isle of Wight murder for which he was later cleared, has been found dead

The 39-year-old was previously accused of murdering Scott Cooper, 33, of Newport, in a Ryde flat in January 2022.

Mr Cooper was stabbed in the face and neck several times before his body was discovered slumped upside down in the bathroom of Brazier's flat - Flat 3, 74 George Street. Mr Cooper died after collapsing on the bedroom floor and being dragged down the hallway and into the bathroom.