Northampton man murdered in 'violent and dreadful' attack

David Brickwood died in hospital after a being attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning at his house on Lindsay Avenue

A man has died after what police described as a "violent and dreadful" attack in his Northampton home.

The death of David Brickwood, 74, is being treated as murder, following the assault at the house in Lindsay Avenue in the Abington area of the town.

Mr Brickwood, who was attacked just after 02:00 BST on Saturday, died at Northampton General Hospital, police said.

A major incident room has been set up to investigate Mr Brickwood's murder.

A forensics team was at the house as Northamptonshire Police began a murder inquiry

Floral tributes have been left outside Mr Brickwood's house

Dozens of people have paid tribute to Mr Brickwood on social media, describing him as "a caring and lovable chatty guy", a "true hardworking gent" and a "legend of Abington".

Det Ch Insp Mick Graham, of Northamptonshire Police, said: "Fortunately, incidents of this nature are incredibly rare, and I would appeal to the public to contact us if they know anything about Mr Brickwood's death, or what may have happened in the hours leading up to this incident."