Arrest in factory death inquiry

Mr Conway was a shift manager at the food factory

Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a shift manager in a Hull factory have made an arrest.

The 26-year-old was detained by Kent Police in Dover in the early hours of Sunday and is to be collected by officers from Humberside Police.

Mark Conway, 28, from Hull was found dead at the Land Food Products factory in Copenhagen Road on Friday.

Forensic experts are still examining the site while officers carry out inquiries on the industrial estate.

Friends 'important'

Mr Conway was single and lived in Hull with his mother and younger brother, Matthew.

On Sunday, his parents Barbara and Martyn said in a statement: "Mark was a very caring person who was considerate to other people. He was the sort of person who would draw people to him. He had that sort of personality.

"He had a very wide circle of friends in Hessle, from sport and from Barton at the Geest factory where he worked. His friends were very important to him and so was his family.

"He will be missed by so many people, his family and friends, the people in the Hessle community and the sporting community and all the people he had become friends with in Barton at Geest."

Save CCTV footage

Police are still trying to trace a dark blue Vauxhall Calibra seen outside the factory shortly before the body of Mr Conway was found at about 2000 BST.

Detective Superintendent Colin Andrews, of Humberside Police, said on Saturday that the death was being treated as murder.

He has appealed for businesses in the area to save CCTV tapes and contact the incident room.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Saturday confirmed Mr Conway died as a result of stab wounds.

The man arrested on Sunday was due to be brought back to Hull for questioning by detectives on the major incident team.