Murder probe as man dies after 'being attacked by up to 4 men' near park
Police are hunting down a group of men after a 27-year-old died following an attack in Northampton.
Tomass Tilders died in hospital on Sunday after collapsing on July 11 in the Racecourse area of the town.
The victim’s relatives told police that he had been assaulted by a group of up to four men.
His family are being supported by specially trained officers as the East Midlands Special Operations Unit’s Major Crime Team has launched a murder enquiry following his death.
A forensic post-mortem was due to take place at Leicester Royal Infirmary yesterday.
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Northamptonshire Police is now appealing for information and have urged locals to check their dash and doorbell camera footage.
The victim was captured on CCTV before he was attacked in a park (Northamptonshire Police)
Police urged locals to check their dash and doorbell camera footage (Northamptonshire Police)Superintendent Rachael Handford, Operational Policing Commander for Northampton, made a plea for people to contact them.
She said: “We believe Tomass was attacked by a group of up to four men while in the Racecourse area of Northampton at some point between 6am and 8pm on Tuesday, July 4.
"If you were in this area at any point during this time and think you may have seen something which could help us, including any potential sightings of Tomass or any groups of men, please get in touch as soon as possible.
“We have released CCTV images of Tomass from that day – please look at these and consider if you may have seen him. If you did, we need to hear from you.
"We are also urging people who live in the area around the Racecourse to check any CCTV, smart doorbell or dash-cam footage – perhaps you captured something that could provide vital information to investigators.
“We know that some members of our ‘Northamptonshire Talking’ community who live in the area around the Racecourse have home surveillance, so we would ask that you check your footage please in support of this investigation – check it for Tomass, check it for his family.
“No matter how small you think your piece of information may be, please let us know about it so we can review it. I know there will be a deep sense of shock within the community about what has happened to this young man, and we are committed to securing justice for Tomass and his family.
“If you have concerns, worries or information, please speak to one of our officers – we will have an increased presence in the Racecourse area over the coming days to provide reassurance and help.”
Anyone with information, or CCTV, doorbell or dash-cam footage, is asked to call 101 quoting incident number 23000427923.
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