Overview
- Police were alerted to a sudden death in a caravan on Derby Road, Loughborough, at about 11.40pm on Monday when ambulance crews attended and a man in his 40s was pronounced dead.
- A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody as enquiries continue.
- Detective Inspector Mike Chandler of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit is leading the investigation and a cordon is in place while officers carry out forensic examinations in the area.
- Police say the deceased reported being involved in an altercation in the days before he was found and detectives describe inquiries as being at an early stage.
- Anyone with information is asked to contact Leicestershire Police on 101 quoting incident number 26*398136 and no further identities or charges have been released.