10/11/2014

82-Year-Old Man Found Stabbed To Death

Gloucestershire Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of an 82-year-old man was discovered in Stroud.

Police said the man, whose identity has not be released, was found at a property on Walkley Hill on Friday.

The man died of stab wounds, according to the police.

It is understood police have arrested a 47-year-old in connection with the death.

(MH/CD)

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