Murder investigation into Rotherham man's death

A MURDER investigation has been launched after a Rotherham man died in the West Midlands.

Karl Swift (33) was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found with head injuries in the Halesowen area of Birmingham in the early hours of Friday, September 9.

He died on Saturday.

Detectives are now treating the death as murder.

Two men aged 23 and 58, who are also both from the South Yorkshire area, were arrested on Friday on suspicion of GBH.

The pair have been bailed pending further investigations.

Mr Swift was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being found on New Road at around 12.30am.

Det Insp Warren Hines, of West Midlands Police, said: “Our investigation is progressing and while we have now made two arrests we still need to speak to any witnesses who were in the area late on Thursday night into Friday morning.

“We still believe there may have been an incident at the William Shenstone Wetherspoons pub in Halesowen prior to the victim leaving and we would ask anyone with information to call 101 as soon as possible.”

People can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.