Two arrested on suspicion of murder

The men, aged 22 and 23, were arrested on Monday and are currently in police custody being questioned.

Police were called to a property on Kingswood Avenue in Laughton en le Morthen at around 3.50pm on Sunday.

On gaining entry to the property, police discovered the body of a 47-year-old man.

The man’s family have been informed.

A post-mortem examination has not yet taken place.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, quoting incident number 781 of December 18.