Man found dead at holiday park hours after being assaulted on Suffolk seafront
14 August 2024, 13:51 | Updated: 14 August 2024, 13:53
A murder investigation has been launched after a man in his 20s was found dead at a caravan park.
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The man’s body was found just hours after he was allegedly attacked during a visit to Felixstowe’s seafront promenade.
The holidaymaker, who has not been named, was reportedly assaulted just after 9pm on Saturday.
Following a post-mortem on Wednesday, Suffolk Police confirmed his cause of death was a traumatic head injury.
A 28-year-old man from Felixstowe was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of murder.
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Detective Inspector Mark Hughes of Suffolk Police said: "Investigations into the man's death continue. Detectives are making enquiries, looking into the circumstances of the altercation and identifying those in the area at the time that may be able to assist with the investigation.
"We would like to hear from anyone who might have witnessed an assault on the seafront or who might have any information that could help us in our enquiries.
"It is important to note that we believe this to be an isolated incident with no wider threat to members of the public."
Holidaymakers staying near where the man died said he may have been staying with his grandfather.
The man said: "They had only been here a couple of nights. It is terrible that this young lad lost his life."
Another added: "This is a close knit community around here. People are quite upset and wondering how he could have died."
Prior to the post-mortem, police had described the holidaymaker’s death as “unexplained.”
Suffolk Police have called on anyone with information to contact them, quoting crime reference 37/45286/24, either by their website or by calling 101.
You can contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
This comes after an 11-year-old girl stabbed eight times with a steak knife in Leicester Square has been revealed to be an Australian tourist who was on holiday with her family.
The victim, who will require plastic surgery, was allegedly put in a headlock by Ioan Pintaru, 32, who is accused of attacking her before being restrained by members of the public and arrested by police.
The girl, from New South Wales, was with her mother, 34 at the tourist spot when she was stabbed "eight times".
She was left with injuries to the face, shoulder, wrist and neck after the 'random attack' which will now see her require surgery.
The incident left the girl's 34-year-old mother covered in blood, leading many to believe she had also been wounded in the incident, which took place in Leicester Square, London, on Monday.
