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

Published: 8:46 pm April 11, 2023
Updated: 10:20 am October 8, 2025
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.

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