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| Oxford cyclist dies two and half weeks after city centre attack Oxford cyclist dies two and half weeks after city centre attack | |
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| A murder investigation has been launched after a cyclist died in hospital more than a fortnight after being knocked off his bicycle. | A murder investigation has been launched after a cyclist died in hospital more than a fortnight after being knocked off his bicycle. |
| Eamonn Anderson, 56, suffered serious head injuries when one of a six-strong group of young men kicked him, causing him to fall off his bicycle. | Eamonn Anderson, 56, suffered serious head injuries when one of a six-strong group of young men kicked him, causing him to fall off his bicycle. |
| Passersby called for paramedics as the group of men left the scene at about 11.30pm in High Street, Oxford, on 25 October, Thames Valley police said. | Passersby called for paramedics as the group of men left the scene at about 11.30pm in High Street, Oxford, on 25 October, Thames Valley police said. |
| Anderson was taken to John Radcliffe hospital but he died on Friday evening. His next of kin have been informed, and a postmortem was expected to take place on Saturday. | Anderson was taken to John Radcliffe hospital but he died on Friday evening. His next of kin have been informed, and a postmortem was expected to take place on Saturday. |
| Appealing for witnesses, DCI Mike Lynch, of Thames Valley police’s major crime unit, said: “This was a violent attack which initially left the victim with serious head injuries, and has now tragically led to his death. | Appealing for witnesses, DCI Mike Lynch, of Thames Valley police’s major crime unit, said: “This was a violent attack which initially left the victim with serious head injuries, and has now tragically led to his death. |
| “We believe this to have been an isolated incident, and since it occurred, we have been in the process of conducting a thorough investigation into it in order to establish the circumstances and also to arrest those responsible.” | “We believe this to have been an isolated incident, and since it occurred, we have been in the process of conducting a thorough investigation into it in order to establish the circumstances and also to arrest those responsible.” |