Police have officially named 50-year-old Imran Bashir as the victim in a murder investigation in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Mr Bashir was found unconscious at a house on Gladstone Street in the Millfield area on the morning of 4 February 2026 and was pronounced dead at the scene, Cambridgeshire Constabulary said.
Detectives launched a homicide inquiry (Operation Venia) following the discovery. A 31-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested on suspicion of murder and remained in custody; court reporting on 7 February states that a 31-year-old man, identified in local reporting as Filippo Femminile of Ellindon, Bretton, was charged with murder and remanded to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 10 February.
The family of Mr Bashir have issued a tribute describing him as a loving man. In a statement published by local media they said in part: “We love you and you will be missed for the rest of our lives… Your kids are devastated with this loss, and no one will ever be able to ease this sorrow, grief and pain.”
Local residents have reported a sustained police presence and specialist scenes-of-crime teams working in the Gladstone Street/Millfield area; cordons and forensic tents have been used while enquiries continue. Updates on the investigation have been published by local outlets including Peterborough Matters and by Cambridgeshire Constabulary. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cambridgeshire Constabulary online or by calling 101, quoting Operation Venia.
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