FIVE men arrested in dawn raids yesterday (Tuesday) on suspicion of murdering missing Isle of Wight teenager Damien Nettles in 1996 were released on bail this afternoon (Wednesday).
A 44-year-old man from Cowes, Isle of Wight, a 48-year-old man from Sandown, Isle of Wight, a 37-year-old man from Ryde, Isle of Wight, and a 50-year-old man from Newport, Isle of Wight were bailed until Wednesday, June 8, pending further enquiries.
A 39-year-old man from Gravesend, Kent, was bailed until Thursday, June 9, pending further enquiries.
All five men were arrested between 5.45am and 6.30am yesterday and questioned at a number of different police stations across the Island and Hampshire.