Pub attack victim named

Postman Stephen Andrews, was assaulted outside the Duke's Head pub in Lower Richmond Road

A 46-year-old man who died after being assaulted outside a pub has been named by police.

Postman Stephen Andrews, of Old Oak Lane, Harlesden, west London, was assaulted outside the Duke's Head pub in Lower Richmond Road, Putney, at around 12.30am on Sunday.

Police officers and the London Ambulance Service attended the scene and Mr Andrews was taken to St George's Hospital, Tooting, where he died shortly before 6pm.

A post-mortem examination at the hospital found that the cause of death was severe head injury, according to the Metropolitan Police.

A 28-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder yesterday after attending Exeter police station and was bailed to a north London police station in late February pending further investigation.

Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner, who is leading the investigation, said: "We are still appealing for anyone who was in or around the area of the Duke's Head pub in Lower Richmond Road after midnight who may have seen or heard anything to call our incident room or Crimestoppers."

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that may help police should call the incident room on 020 8358 0200 or call Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.