Woman questioned over triple killings released on bail

4:19pm Tuesday 11th September 2007

A WOMAN, aged in her 40s, who was arrested by police investigating the triple killings in Bishop's Stortford, has been released on police bail.

The woman was arrested in London yesterday on suspicion of assisting an offender. Another woman, aged in her 20s, had already been released on police bail having been held on a similar allegation.

Seven people have been arrested by detectives investigating the deaths of father and son Keith Cowell, 52, and Matthew Cowell, 17, at their home.

Tony Dulieu, 33, from Billericay, was also shot dead at the semi-detached property on the evening of Tuesday, August 28.

Two women in the house were seriously injured.

A three-year-old girl who was in the house at the time was unharmed and was later seen by neighbours being carried out by a police officer.

Three men - including a father and son - have been charged by police investigating the deaths.

Kevan Thakrar, 20, of Lomond Way, Stevenage - who was arrested at Heathrow Airport - is charged with three counts of murder, two of attempted murder and a firearms offence.

His father, Atul Thakrar, 46, also of Lomond Way, Stevenage - who was arrested at an address in Northwood, London - is charged with assisting an offender.

A third man, aged in his 30s, who was arrested in London, has appeared before an unidentified court accused of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

No other details about the man are being released by the police or the court.

A police spokesman said: "The identity of this person is currently withheld to protect the integrity of this case."

All three were remanded in custody to appear in court again on Friday, September 21.