Police investigating the death of a man in the Fawdon area of Newcastle have arrested four men and a woman on suspicion of murder. The identity of the victim, who was 24, has not been revealed by the police.
Police say five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a man in the Fawdon area of Newcastle.
Emergency services were called to a grassed area near a pathway between Dorrington Road and Hazeldene Avenue at 8.34am on Saturday.
They found the body of a man aged 24.
A post mortem examination has been carried out and the police are now treating this as a murder investigation.
Four men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are in police custody.
Enquiries are continuing and officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
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