Nine held in murder investigation

A murder investigation is under way in Hampshire after a 20-year-old man was taken to hospital and later died.

Nine people were arrested following the incident at an address in Holt Way, Hook, early on Sunday.

The man was taken by car to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey where he was later pronounced dead.

Six people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and three held on suspicion of aggravated burglary. The eight men and one woman are in custody.

Police said they were called at 0239 GMT by the ambulance service who had reported that a seriously-injured man had been brought to hospital.

'Isolated event'

Despite all medical efforts to save his life he was pronounced dead at 0350 GMT.

A post-mortem examination is due to take place later.

The identity of the man has not yet been released.

The address in Holt Way and a property in nearby Four Acre Coppice have been cordoned off by officers.

Det Supt Kevin Walton, of Hampshire police, said: "This is an unusual and isolated event and we have specialist trained officers out in the area speaking to the community to enable us to establish exactly what happened.

"Extra officers will be on patrol and providing high-visibility reassurance and I would urge anyone with information to speak to them."

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