Man and teen's murder arrest over alleged assault

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The pair were initially arrested for assault causing grievous bodily harm

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A man and a teenage boy have both been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in hospital.

Suffolk Police said the alleged victim, aged in his 40s, died at Ipswich Hospital on Monday.

The force said it was investigating an alleged assault in Waterford Road, Ipswich, on 25 July.

The pair were arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm a day later, but they have since been rearrested.

A Home Office post-mortem examination on the body is planned for Wednesday.

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