Two arrested after fatal stabbing

The area was sealed off for further investigations

Police have made two more arrests in connection with a murder investigation in Cheltenham.

A 53-year-old man was stabbed to death in the town at the weekend.

He was taken to hospital early on Saturday morning after being found with multiple stab wounds in Cromwell Road.

A 27-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman were arrested on Tuesday, and are being questioned in police custody.

A total of four people have now been arrested in connection with the incident.

A 46-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man were arrested at the weekend, and released on police bail on Monday after spending a day and a half in custody.

It is understood the victim, who has not yet been named, suffered multiple stab wounds in at attack at around 0100 GMT on Saturday.

He was found, lying in a pool of blood, by a pedestrian and was taken to Cheltenham General Hospital, but died about two hours later.

Police are still appealing for witnesses.