Two men jailed for 38 years after Cambridge murder

Two men will spend a combined 38 years in jail after a stabbing in Cambridge.

Tyler Marshall and Cameron Stokes used a knife to kill Joshua Barr, in Carlton Way, just after 5am on 10 March 2024.

On Friday 1 November 2024, at Peterborough Crown Court, Stokes was jailed for 22 years and Marshall 16 years.

The pair were found guilty of murder during a four-week trial which concluded last month.

Joshua, a 31-year-old father-of-one, ran from the scene and collapsed in nearby Ferrars Way, where he called an ambulance and told call handlers he had been stabbed and two people had attacked him. 

Paramedics arrived a short while later and despite best efforts to save him, Joshua suffered multiple stab wounds and was pronounced dead at 6.10am.

In a statement, Joshua’s family said:

"Josh was caring, strong and a fighter. Everyone that met him said he had such a kind soul. He was a loving son and was dearly loved by us all. He was a ray of sunshine."

Meanwhile, Marshall and Stokes, who were also captured on CCTV cycling from the scene, called a taxi which they picked up in Northfield Avenue.

CCTV from the taxi captures them as they drive away to Stretton Avenue.

Almost 12 hours later the pair call another taxi which they request takes them to Cardiff in Wales and they are joined by a third man.

Armed police units from Wales stopped the taxi en route to Cardiff at about 10pm where the trio were arrested.

During the trial, the court heard how Marshall had been running the "ASBO" drug line in Cambridge and was owed money by one of Joshua’s friends.

The jury found Marshall, 20, of no fixed address and Stokes, 23, of no fixed address, guilty of murdering Joshua Barr.