A MAN who died at a farm near Blandford suffered “blunt force trauma”.

An initial post mortem examination has been now carried out following the man’s death on Friday night.

At 8.25pm, police received a report that a 25-year-old local man had sustained serious injuries following an incident at Hanford Farm.

He was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Two Shaftesbury men, aged 25 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of murder.

The 25-year-old man has now been released on police bail and the 27-year-old man has been released under investigation as detectives from Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) continue their enquiries.

The three men involved were all known to each other.

Police are still appealing for anyone with information about the incident to contact them at dorset.police.uk, via email 101@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 28:454. Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.