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Man questioned about A&E murder | |
(about 21 hours later) | |
A 40-year-old man is still being questioned by police investigating the murder of a man who was left fatally injured in a hospital casualty unit. | |
The dead man, whose identity is not known, had serious head injuries when he was carried into Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital at 1400 GMT on Monday. | The dead man, whose identity is not known, had serious head injuries when he was carried into Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital at 1400 GMT on Monday. |
Hospital CCTV footage showed two men of south-east Asian appearance bringing the man into accident and emergency. | Hospital CCTV footage showed two men of south-east Asian appearance bringing the man into accident and emergency. |
Gwent Police said the man they were questioning is from the Newport area. | Gwent Police said the man they were questioning is from the Newport area. |
Officers have also been carrying out inquiries into the death at premises in the Ringwood Avenue and Chepstow Road areas of Newport. | Officers have also been carrying out inquiries into the death at premises in the Ringwood Avenue and Chepstow Road areas of Newport. |
The victim has been described as 25-35 years old with short dark hair with a faded red dye - possibly henna - at the ends. | The victim has been described as 25-35 years old with short dark hair with a faded red dye - possibly henna - at the ends. |
Inquiries | Inquiries |
He was wearing fawn combat trousers, a charcoal grey zip-up jumper, a khaki-coloured canvas jacket and black, red and white Adidas Blades football boots. | He was wearing fawn combat trousers, a charcoal grey zip-up jumper, a khaki-coloured canvas jacket and black, red and white Adidas Blades football boots. |
Police said the clothes were too big for the man, which may mean they were not his. | Police said the clothes were too big for the man, which may mean they were not his. |
The identity of the victim, who died hours after being brought into A&E, remains a mystery despite repeated appeals to the public for information. | The identity of the victim, who died hours after being brought into A&E, remains a mystery despite repeated appeals to the public for information. |
Det Supt Geoff Ronayne said on Wednesday: "The man was carried into the hospital at a very busy time of day and the immediate vicinity was full of people and cars. | Det Supt Geoff Ronayne said on Wednesday: "The man was carried into the hospital at a very busy time of day and the immediate vicinity was full of people and cars. |
"Someone must have seen something. No matter how irrelevant the information may seem it could help piece together the circumstances of this crime." | "Someone must have seen something. No matter how irrelevant the information may seem it could help piece together the circumstances of this crime." |
Anyone with information is asked to call Gwent Police on 01633 838111 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. | Anyone with information is asked to call Gwent Police on 01633 838111 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. |
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