Body found in ditch

A man whose body was found in a ditch in Surrey, prompting a murder inquiry, has been named by police.

At 9.45am on Friday, the body of 33-year-old James Lambert was found by a police officer on patrol in Imber Cross, Thames Ditton.

Two men who were arrested in connection with the death have been released without charge.

A post-mortem examination carried out on the body at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford yesterday was unable to establish a cause of death and further tests are to be carried out.

A post mortem examination is being carried out today after the body of a man was found in a ditch in Surrey.

The discovery was made by a police officer on patrol in Imber Cross, in Thames Ditton.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

A Surrey Police spokesman said: "The man has yet to be formally identified but is believed to be a man in his 30s."

He added: "The investigation is in its early stages and enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the death."

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man, whose body was found in a ditch.

Police officers discovered the body this morning in Imber Cross, Thames Ditton, Surrey.

A Surrey Police spokesman says the man has not been formally identified yet.

'It's believed to be a man in his 30s,' he said. 'The investigation is in its early stages and enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.'

A post-mortem will be carried out tomorrow at Royal Surrey County Hospital tomorrow.

Two local men, aged 46 and 35, have been arrested and are in custody