Police are hunting for a man and woman after a man was allegedly assaulted just four minutes from his door and subsequently died.

Thames Valley Police announced this evening it is launching a murder investigation after a man was found dead in a house in Brome Place, Barton.

The police were called to the property at around 11.30am today to a concern for welfare.

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Officers discovered the body of the man, who had sustained serious injuries.

The force have said the man was reportedly assaulted at the shops near Underhill Circus the previous evening and was taken home by friends.

He not seek medical attention or report this to the police at the time.

Underhill Circus is a four minute walk from the property in Brome Place. 

Police are now hunting for an unknown man and woman who they believe may have assaulted the man and knocked him to the floor.

Senior investigating officer detective inspector Mike Roddy of Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Unit, said: “We are in the very early stages of this investigation, but it appears that the victim has sustained head and facial injuries, which were not reported to or treated by medical professionals.

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“Although we have launched a murder investigation, we are currently keeping an open mind as to the circumstances that have led to the man’s death, and we would urge the local community not to speculate on the incident.

“However, at this early stage, we do believe the victim may have been assaulted by an unknown man and woman at around 9.30pm on Saturday evening outside Barton shops and was knocked to the floor.”

Police are appealing to anybody who was in the area of Barton last night between 8.30pm and 10pm and believe they witnessed the original incident.

Call 101, quoting incident reference 858 of 24 April.

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