Teenagers aged 14 and 15 are arrested on suspicion of murder
Teenagers aged 14 and 15 are arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 20s is found dead on a footpath
- Six people including four teenagers have been arrested by West Mercia Police
- A man in his 20s was found seriously injured in Telford and later died in hospital
- Teens including 14-year-old and three aged 15 arrested on suspicion of murder
Six people, including a boy of 14 and three aged 15, have been arrested following a man’s death in Shropshire.
West Mercia Police said the four teenage boys had been arrested on suspicion of murder and a man and a woman in their 40s were held on suspicion of assisting offenders.
Officers were called at 7.20pm on Friday to a footpath near Stonebridge Close, Telford, following reports that a man in his 20s was seriously injured.
The man in his 20s was found seriously injured on a footpath in Telford and he later died in hospital
He was taken to hospital by ambulance but died later that evening.
Police say the death is being treated as suspicious.
They all remain in custody.
Six people, including a boy of 14 and three aged 15, have been arrested following the man’s death
Chief Inspector Helen Kinrade said: ‘We understand this will be extremely concerning to the community.
‘We would like to reassure the public that the investigation is ongoing and this is believed to be an isolated incident.’
Anyone with information is urged to contact 101 quoting reference 615i of June 11.
