Overview
- Officers on patrol encountered a group at about 10:45pm on Monday on Stapleton Road, pursued them on foot into Trinity Walk and George Jones Park, and detained seven men.
- Roughly 10 minutes later a man in his 40s was found critically injured near the Trinity Road junction, was taken to hospital, and died on Tuesday morning; formal identification and a post-mortem are expected.
- All seven detainees were re-arrested on suspicion of murder as detectives carry out forensic searches and review CCTV and other evidence.
- Police cordons were established at Stapleton Road and George Jones Park during searches and, according to local reports on Wednesday morning, have since been lifted.
- Family liaison officers are supporting the victim’s relatives, extra patrols are in place to reassure residents, and witnesses or those with footage are asked to contact 101 quoting reference 5226030731 or report to Crimestoppers.