A MAN has died in hospital following a serious assault in Thurnscoe on Friday.
Police were called by ambulance staff at 6.55pm on Friday June 5 following concerns for a 32-year-old man who had been taken to hospital with a serious head injury. He had been found outside a property in the Houghton Road area.
He died yesterday (June 7) in hospital and detectives are now treating the incident as a murder investigation.
Four people; a 36-year old man, a 34-year-old man, and two 15-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of assault and were released on bail pending further enquiries.
A fifth person, 35-year-old man, was arrested by officers on suspicion of assault yesterday (June 7) and remains in police custody.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “Formal identification and a post mortem examination are yet to take place.
“Police are keen to hear from anyone yet to come forward with information that might help the investigation.
"Please call 101 quoting incident number 650 of 5 June 2020. You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”
