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| Man carried into A&E 'murdered' | Man carried into A&E 'murdered' |
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| A murder inquiry has been launched after a severely injured man was carried into the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport died. | |
| The man, thought to be of south east Asian origin, was carried into the emergency unit on Monday by two men of similar origin who then left. | |
| Surgeons operated on him but were unable to save the man. | Surgeons operated on him but were unable to save the man. |
| The dead man who was aged between 25-35 had no identity on him. Gwent Police want to trace the two men. | The dead man who was aged between 25-35 had no identity on him. Gwent Police want to trace the two men. |
| Police speculated that they knew the injured man or were ordered to bring him in by someone else. | |
| They have not ruled out links with organised crime. | |
| Officers said he was brought into the hospital at about 1400GMT on Monday with serious head injuries. | |
| He was carried unconscious into the accident and emergency department by two other men. | |
| However, the two men then left the hospital on foot and headed towards Newport city centre. | However, the two men then left the hospital on foot and headed towards Newport city centre. |
| Surgeons operated on the man at about 2230 GMT but he died. | |
| Detectives are trying to discover the circumstances leading up to the man being taken to the hospital. | Detectives are trying to discover the circumstances leading up to the man being taken to the hospital. |
| Police want to speak to the men about what happened | Police want to speak to the men about what happened |
| It is not known if a vehicle was used because the two men walked into the hospital grounds and left on foot. | It is not known if a vehicle was used because the two men walked into the hospital grounds and left on foot. |
| An appeal has been issued to anyone who saw the two men in the hospital area at around 1400GMT. | An appeal has been issued to anyone who saw the two men in the hospital area at around 1400GMT. |
| None of the three has been identified by police. | None of the three has been identified by police. |
| Detective Superintendent Geoff Ronayne said: "The ethnic background of the men is unknown, however, we believe it to be South East Asian - possibly Thai, Malaysian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Filipino, or Indonesian. | Detective Superintendent Geoff Ronayne said: "The ethnic background of the men is unknown, however, we believe it to be South East Asian - possibly Thai, Malaysian, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Filipino, or Indonesian. |
| "It is unknown at this stage if any of the men are local so we are also making inquiries outside the Gwent area. | "It is unknown at this stage if any of the men are local so we are also making inquiries outside the Gwent area. |
| "We don't know if the men who carried him into hospital are responsible, know what happened, are acquaintances or friends but someone took the trouble to take him there and we would appeal for them to come forward. | "We don't know if the men who carried him into hospital are responsible, know what happened, are acquaintances or friends but someone took the trouble to take him there and we would appeal for them to come forward. |
| "We would also ask for anyone who may know or recognise the men from the images to contact the police." | "We would also ask for anyone who may know or recognise the men from the images to contact the police." |
| Det Supt Ronayne added: "There is no indication that he was shot or stabbed but he did have some severe injuries which resulted in his death." | |
| He said that the two men who brought him in spoke briefly to a member of staff in English, asking where they should take him. | |
| The man was brought in near the start of the hospital's visiting period and police have appealed for witness. | |
| The two men are described as in their 30's, the first had short dark balding hair and was wearing a yellow mustard jumper with thin dark horizontal stripes. | The two men are described as in their 30's, the first had short dark balding hair and was wearing a yellow mustard jumper with thin dark horizontal stripes. |
| The second man was wearing a fading blue or green baseball cap with a badge similar to the England three lion's crest above the peak. He wore a white long sleeve t-shirt with a red stripe down the shoulder and red piping around the neck. Both men were wearing dark trousers. | The second man was wearing a fading blue or green baseball cap with a badge similar to the England three lion's crest above the peak. He wore a white long sleeve t-shirt with a red stripe down the shoulder and red piping around the neck. Both men were wearing dark trousers. |
| The victim was between 25-35 years old. He had short dark hair with a faded red (possibly henna) dye tinge at the ends. | The victim was between 25-35 years old. He had short dark hair with a faded red (possibly henna) dye tinge at the ends. |
| He was wearing fawn combat trousers, a charcoal grey zip-up jacket, a khaki coloured canvas jacket and black, red and white Adidas 'Blades' studless football boots. | |
| The victim also had a packet of Benson and Hedges cigarettes, which may have been a counterfeit brand. | |
| A post mortem examination is being conducted this afternoon and detectives are looking at CCTV footage of the area. | |
| Anyone with information is asked to contact Gwent Police on 01633 642597 or anonymously on Crimestoppers 0800 555 111. |