A scene guard is in place at an address in Cheltenham after police responded to a report a man had sustained a serious injury.
Emergency services were called around 1.30pm today, Wednesday 14 December, to the property on St Paul’s Road.
Despite the best efforts of those providing medical assistance at the scene, the man was pronounced deceased.
Officers are in the early stages of an investigation and are appealing for anyone who has not already spoken to police to make contact with them.
A man aged in his 40s and from Cheltenham has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the ongoing investigation and remains in police custody at this time.
You can provide information online by completing the following form, quoting incident 224 of 14 December: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/
Information can also be given to police by calling 101.