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Police launch Windermere murder investigation

The 44-year-old man was found dead in the town in the early hours of the morning, on 1 July.

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Police name Windermere murder victim

Cumbria Police Credit: PA

Cumbria Police have named a man found dead in Windermere, on 1 July.

Gordon James Smith, 44, of Church Street, was found in Brookside, Lake Road, in the early hours of the morning, and pronounced dead at the scene.

The police have now launched a murder investigation, and have arrested four people:

  • Two local men aged 26 and 31
  • Two women aged 48 and 15, who were visiting Windermere

They are all still being questioned by police.

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