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| Northfields street attack victim dies one week on | |
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| A man who was attacked in a street in Leicester has died a week later of his injuries. | A man who was attacked in a street in Leicester has died a week later of his injuries. |
| Police said they believe the 41-year-old was assaulted after an altercation with a group on Northfield Road, in Northfields, on 9 June. | |
| He suffered serious head injuries and died a week later at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre. | He suffered serious head injuries and died a week later at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre. |
| Six boys and a girl, aged between 13 and 15, were arrested in connection with the attack and released on bail. | Six boys and a girl, aged between 13 and 15, were arrested in connection with the attack and released on bail. |
| Det Ch Insp Matt Hewson said: "The victim of the assault was sadly pronounced dead this morning. His family have been spoken to and are understandably devastated. | Det Ch Insp Matt Hewson said: "The victim of the assault was sadly pronounced dead this morning. His family have been spoken to and are understandably devastated. |
| "Although we have a number of people arrested as part of this investigation we are keen to speak to other witnesses to gain as much information about the incident as possible. | "Although we have a number of people arrested as part of this investigation we are keen to speak to other witnesses to gain as much information about the incident as possible. |
| "This is now being treated as a murder investigation so I would urge anyone with information to call us immediately." | "This is now being treated as a murder investigation so I would urge anyone with information to call us immediately." |