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| Teenagers held over man's death in Nottinghamshire | Teenagers held over man's death in Nottinghamshire |
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| Four teenagers are being questioned in connection with the death of a 40-year-old man after he was attacked in a town centre. | Four teenagers are being questioned in connection with the death of a 40-year-old man after he was attacked in a town centre. |
| The death of the man in Worksop is being treated as murder, Nottinghamshire police said. | The death of the man in Worksop is being treated as murder, Nottinghamshire police said. |
| He was taken to hospital after reports of an assault at around 7.30pm on Saturday night in Bridge Street, they added. The injured man was taken to Bassetlaw district hospital, where he was pronounced dead. | He was taken to hospital after reports of an assault at around 7.30pm on Saturday night in Bridge Street, they added. The injured man was taken to Bassetlaw district hospital, where he was pronounced dead. |
| The officers said they have arrested three 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, who continue to be questioned. | The officers said they have arrested three 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, who continue to be questioned. |
| Speaking outside Worksop police station, superintendent Paul Anderson said: "We would ask for members of the public who were in Worksop, specifically Bridge Street, at that time if they have seen a group of youths – a mixture of males and females – or are in receipt of any information, if they would contact Nottinghamshire police." | Speaking outside Worksop police station, superintendent Paul Anderson said: "We would ask for members of the public who were in Worksop, specifically Bridge Street, at that time if they have seen a group of youths – a mixture of males and females – or are in receipt of any information, if they would contact Nottinghamshire police." |
| Anderson added: "It's a very serious inquiry where a man had died. We are treating it at this time as a murder inquiry. I can reassure the community of Worksop and the wider community that we are taking this very seriously. Additional patrols and additional officers have been placed in the town centre tonight. | Anderson added: "It's a very serious inquiry where a man had died. We are treating it at this time as a murder inquiry. I can reassure the community of Worksop and the wider community that we are taking this very seriously. Additional patrols and additional officers have been placed in the town centre tonight. |
| "We do not believe there is any risk to the residents of this town." | "We do not believe there is any risk to the residents of this town." |
| He said that a postmortem examination will take place on the body of the man, who has not been named, in the next few days. | He said that a postmortem examination will take place on the body of the man, who has not been named, in the next few days. |
| Anderson said he still needed members of the public to come forward with information, despite the arrests. | Anderson said he still needed members of the public to come forward with information, despite the arrests. |
| An area of Worksop's main shopping centre was cordoned off for much of Sunday. Flowers have also been left near the police cordon to mark the man's death. | An area of Worksop's main shopping centre was cordoned off for much of Sunday. Flowers have also been left near the police cordon to mark the man's death. |
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