A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 29-year-old man suffered a ‘medical episode’ and died.
The 14-year-old is being questioned by detectives over a violent incident between a group of youths and the older man in Gibbwin, Great Linford, Buckinghamshire.
The 29-year-old was assaulted during a late evening fracas before leaving the scene in a taxi.
He became ill seven miles into the journey and despite an ambulance being called immediately, later died in hospital.
Police are investigating the suspected murder of a man who was involved in a violent altercation in Buckinghamshire on Saturday night
Two males were seen leaving the area on a moped following the assault at about 10.20pm.
The 14-year-old boy was subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into police custody where he is currently being questioned by detectives.
Thames Valley Police officers are appealing for witnesses to the attack, which happened in Duparc Close, Milton Keynes, Bucks., to contact them.
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Ailsa Kent, from Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime unit, said: ‘Detectives are investigating following the death of a man in Milton Keynes, which is being treated as a murder investigation.
The man was involved in an incident on Gibbwin last night. He got in a taxi and fell ill seven miles later
‘I would like to make an appeal for information to anyone who saw what happened in Duparc Close at around 10.20pm on Saturday. If you have any details which could assist our investigation, please come forward.
‘Although we are in the early stages of the investigation, we have made an arrest in connection with the man’s death.
‘A police cordon is currently in place in Duparc Close and residents will notice an increased presence of officers in the area while enquiries continue. If anyone has any concerns they wish to raise, or any information, please speak to an officer in the area or call 101.’
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