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| PC dies after assault outside Wolverhampton nightclub | PC dies after assault outside Wolverhampton nightclub |
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| A 33-year-old police constable has died after being punched during a fight outside a Wolverhampton night club. | A 33-year-old police constable has died after being punched during a fight outside a Wolverhampton night club. |
| The officer was off duty when he suffered serious head injuries in the incident outside Divine Bar, Darlington Street, about 04:30 GMT on 28 January. | |
| He was walking past the club when he became involved in a row with a man and women leaving the venue, police said. | He was walking past the club when he became involved in a row with a man and women leaving the venue, police said. |
| The Sandwell-based PC has been in a critical condition following the incident and died on Thursday. | |
| "During a scuffle the victim was punched and left unconscious in the road with a serious head injury. He was taken to hospital and died last night," police said. | "During a scuffle the victim was punched and left unconscious in the road with a serious head injury. He was taken to hospital and died last night," police said. |
| A man and two women were arrested after the incident and bailed until March as inquiries continue. | A man and two women were arrested after the incident and bailed until March as inquiries continue. |
| A post-mortem examination will be carried out in due course to determine the exact cause of the officer's death. | |
| West Midlands Police believes the suspects, who were in their late teens or early 20s, had been drinking in Divine Bar for several hours. Officers appealed for anyone in the club who saw them to contact the force. | West Midlands Police believes the suspects, who were in their late teens or early 20s, had been drinking in Divine Bar for several hours. Officers appealed for anyone in the club who saw them to contact the force. |
| Det Insp Phil Asquith said: "Similarly, I'm keen to hear from anyone who was driving along Darlington Street in the early hours of that morning, heading home after a night out or perhaps taxi drivers, as they may have seen the fight." | Det Insp Phil Asquith said: "Similarly, I'm keen to hear from anyone who was driving along Darlington Street in the early hours of that morning, heading home after a night out or perhaps taxi drivers, as they may have seen the fight." |
| He said witnesses may have originally written off the incident as a low-level disorder but it was a "very serious assault". |