Police find body of man in his 40s after being called to flat fireA man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police were called to a flat fire in Bristol and found the body of a man in the property. Officers said a postmortem revealed the man, believed to be in his 40s, died from multiple blows to the head. Avon and Somerset police said: “A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.”Officers were called to the fire in Oakhanger Drive in the Lawrence Weston area of the city at about 11.40pm on Friday and launched a murder investigation shortly afterwards. The road was reopened on Saturday night and the force had patrols in the area to provide reassurance and also receive information.

Source: The Guardian October 01, 2017 10:41 UTC