Burnham murder: Five people arrested over village fight death

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Police were called just after 13:00 BST on Sunday following reports of a fight in Wyndham Crescent, Burnham, near Slough

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a fight in a village.

The 35-year-old man died after an altercation at Wyndham Crescent in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, at about 13:10 BST on Sunday.

Thames Valley Police said a 32-year-old man from Maidenhead and two men aged 30 and 36, from Slough, had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

A further two people have arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Police said they were a 28-year-old man of no fixed abode and a 37-year-old woman from Burnham. All five remain in police custody.

The force said formal identification of the victim was yet to take place.

However, the man's next of kin had been made aware and was being supported by officers, police said.

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A 35-year-old man died after the altercation

Det Supt Kevin Brown, Thames Valley Police's head of major crime, said: "Our investigation into this incident is continuing and we have now made a total of five arrests.

"I am renewing an appeal to anybody who has any information that can assist this investigation to please get in touch with police."

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