FORENSICS officers are working within a cordon put in place after a man died sparking a murder investigation in Southampton.

Police were called to a disturbance outside a property in Cranbury Terrace at 3.58am and give urgent first aid to a 30-year-old man.

He was seriously injured and was declared dead after arriving at Southampton General Hospital.

Police arrested a 38-year-old man from Southampton on suspicion of murder.

He was also arrested on suspicion of assault by beating of an emergency worker in relation to a kick against a detention officer in a custody suite.

Officers are still at the row of terraced homes.

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Detective Chief Inspector Danielle Daltrey said: “Firstly, I would like to say my thoughts are with the family of the man who has died.

“I understand this incident will be of concern to the local community, but I would like to reassure them that we do not believe there is any wider risk to the public at this time.

“Our investigation is at an early stage and we are working hard to establish exactly what happened.

“If you were in the vicinity of Cranbury Terrace at the time, did you hear or see anything out of the ordinary or of concern?

“Do you have any dash cam, ring doorbell or CCTV footage that could aid our investigation?

“If so, please contact us as soon as you can – you could make a real difference.”

Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101 and quote Operation Macro or the crime reference number 44220258475.

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