Detectives have this afternoon arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of murdering James Attfield in Colchester's Castle Park.
The 33-year-old was attacked earlier this year and stabbed over 100 times in Castle Park, off Guildford Road, in Colchester, at around 6am on Saturday, March 29.
He died a short time later from his wounds.
The suspect was arrested in Colchester this afternoon on suspicion of murder and has been taken to Colchester Police Station for interview by detectives.