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| 'Wrong place' murder victim named | 'Wrong place' murder victim named |
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| Detectives investigating the murder of a family man who they believe was in "the wrong place at the wrong time" have made two more arrests. | |
| David Woods, 51, was found with serious head injuries on a path behind the 53 Degrees nightclub, near the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. | David Woods, 51, was found with serious head injuries on a path behind the 53 Degrees nightclub, near the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. |
| Police said Mr Woods was attacked after an earlier altercation between two men and a group of young people on Friday. | Police said Mr Woods was attacked after an earlier altercation between two men and a group of young people on Friday. |
| Four people - three men and one woman - are now being questioned by officers. | |
| It seems to have been a case of someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time Det Supt Graham Gardner | |
| Lancashire Police said the four people were being held at Preston Police Station for questioning in connection with the death. | |
| Officers still want to talk to students who may have been in the area at the time of the attack. | |
| A police spokesman also said detectives were still seeking a group of people involved in some skirmishes in the area early on Friday evening. | |
| Earlier, Det Supt Graham Gardner, who is leading the investigation, said Mr Woods had suffered an "unprovoked and serious attack". | |
| "It seems to have been a case of someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time." | "It seems to have been a case of someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time." |
| Father-of-six | Father-of-six |
| Mr Gardner said officers were now speaking with university officials in a bid to publicise what had happened. | Mr Gardner said officers were now speaking with university officials in a bid to publicise what had happened. |
| "We are keen to offer reassurances to students who live and spend time in this area," said the detective. | "We are keen to offer reassurances to students who live and spend time in this area," said the detective. |
| "This is not, by and large, a rough area or an area where this happens on a daily basis." | "This is not, by and large, a rough area or an area where this happens on a daily basis." |
| Mr Woods, a father-of-six, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on Friday night. | Mr Woods, a father-of-six, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident on Friday night. |
| Police said he was attacked on a pathway between Fylde Road and Adelphi Street at about 1915 BST. | Police said he was attacked on a pathway between Fylde Road and Adelphi Street at about 1915 BST. |