Murder Case: The Digital Detectives returns with new episode tonight
Murder Case: The Digital Detectives new episode tonight

True crime series Murder Case: The Digital Detectives returns tonight with a new episode at 9pm on Channel 4, delving into the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy.

New episode explores Kent stabbing

Tonight's instalment revisits 2020, when 19-year-old Jaydon McFarlane was fatally stabbed in broad daylight on a residential street in Kent. According to the BBC, suspect Osita Alagbaoso was sentenced to serve at least 20 years in prison.

Detectives uncovered that the victim and suspected killer had been former friends who later found themselves in rival gangs. A minor dispute escalated into a brutal act of revenge, with digital forensics tracking how the conflict spiralled.

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Viewers react to season 2

The first episode of season two aired last week (Thursday, July 16), covering the murder of Sheffield teen Harvey Willgoose. Viewers took to TikTok, calling it a "really good watch" and "horrifying to the core." One viewer said: "I started watching the digital detective one last night but it was the one in the school and I couldn't carry on my son is a similar age that poor child and family."

Another added: "Absolutely horrific his parents are so brave."

Murder Case: The Digital Detectives airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.

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