Telford murder probe after victim of serious assault dies
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man seriously assaulted in Telford.
Six people have now been arrested in relation to the attack in Withywood Drive, Malinslee, which happened at around 4.30pm on Monday.
Two men aged 41 and 39 join a woman aged 38, two male 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old boy who were arrested earlier in the week. They all remain in police custody.
The victim, in his 40s, was found unconscious and was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Enquiries are on-going into the man’s death and police are continuing to appeal for witnesses.
The investigation is being led by Detective Inspector Mark Bellamy from West Mercia Police’s Major Investigation Unit, who offered his condolences to the family of the man who died.
He said: “Our thoughts are with the family at this time and we offer them our deepest sympathy, we continue to have specially trained officers offering them support and will continue to do so throughout our investigation.
“The local community will play a significant role in our enquiries and, while I am grateful for the people who have already come forward and spoken to us, this is now a murder investigation and it is vitally important anyone who has any information and has not yet spoken to us gets in contact.”
Increased patrols will be carried out in the area to offer reassurance to the local community.
Anyone with information about the assault can report this to West Mercia Police on 101 quoting reference 522 180618.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org
