Man is bailed over street killing

Mr Bampton died in hospital after the incident

A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man in Bristol has been released on bail.

Simon Bampton, 28, a construction worker from Southampton, was fatally wounded in Marsh Street, Bristol, just after 0230 BST on 19 August.

A man from the St Werburghs area of Bristol has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

Police said two men were walking along Marsh Street when they were involved in an altercation.

A man got out of a car and punched Mr Bampton to the ground, causing him to hit his head.

He was taken to the Bristol Royal Infirmary where he later died.

Police are appealing to witnesses or anyone with information about the incident to contact them.