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| Man dies after New Year's Eve party assault in Luton | Man dies after New Year's Eve party assault in Luton |
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| A man died in a suspected stabbing at a New Year's Eve party in Bedfordshire. | |
| Police and ambulance crews were called to an address in Hemsley Close, Luton, at about 03:00 GMT. | Police and ambulance crews were called to an address in Hemsley Close, Luton, at about 03:00 GMT. |
| The man, aged in his 40s and from Luton, died a short time after being assaulted at the house party, police said. He had suffered a "chest wound". | |
| Officers are appealing for people who were at the event to come forward. The area is cordoned off as detectives investigate the death. | Officers are appealing for people who were at the event to come forward. The area is cordoned off as detectives investigate the death. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "We are treating the death as suspicious. | A police spokeswoman said: "We are treating the death as suspicious. |
| "The man has received fatal injuries following an altercation at the party." | "The man has received fatal injuries following an altercation at the party." |
| Resuscitation attempt | |
| The man was found outside the property, in the town's Hockwell Ring area, and was pronounced dead within an hour of emergency services arriving at the scene, the spokeswoman said. | The man was found outside the property, in the town's Hockwell Ring area, and was pronounced dead within an hour of emergency services arriving at the scene, the spokeswoman said. |
| An ambulance service spokeswoman said the man had suffered a "chest wound". | |
| "We were called to the scene at 03:06 GMT and the patient was in cardiac arrest," she said. | |
| "He had suffered a chest wound and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was being carried out on the patient on our arrival. By 03:30 GMT, we had left the scene with the patient and he was taken to Luton and Dunstable Hospital." | |
| Post-mortem tests are due to take place later. | Post-mortem tests are due to take place later. |