A SECOND man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in Hereford city centre today (Thursday.)

The 32-year-old - along with a 31-year-old man who was earlier arrested for the same offence - is in police custody. 

West Mercia Police have this afternoon confirmed that it was a 63-year-old man who died after officers were called to Brook Retail Park at around 2.10am. 

He had suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital. However, he sadly died.

The man's death is currently being treated as unexplained, with enquiries continutes to establish the circumstances. 

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Detective Chief Inspector Leighton Harding said: “Our investigation is in its early stages with enquiries on-going to establish the cause of the man’s death and circumstances surrounding the incident.”

A police cordon was put in place on Commercial Road, between the Stonebow Road and Union Walk junctions. That has since been lifted with the road reopened.

Anyone who was in the area in the early hours of this morning is asked to contact Hereford CID 01432 347399 quoting reference 00033_I_08062023. Alternatively, information can be passed to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.