Murder arrests after man's death in tent

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died in a tent near a car park.

Dorset Police said the man, aged in his 30s, was found unresponsive in a tent on land near the Mount Pleasant Park and Ride site off Mercery Road, Weymouth on Tuesday shortly after 07:30 BST, but was later was pronounced dead at the scene.

The force said officers were working to establish the full circumstances surrounding his death which is currently being treated as unexplained.

The arrested men, one aged in his 30s and the second in his 40s, both of no fixed abode, remain in police custody.

The force said it was understood the men were known to each other.

Det Ch Insp George Graham, of Dorset County CID, said: "Our thoughts are very much with the loved ones of the man who sadly died, and his family is being kept updated with developments in our investigation as we seek to establish the full circumstances surrounding his death."

The force said it was keen to hear from anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in the area between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

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