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Man 'murdered with baseball bat' Man is murdered while walking dog
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Police believe a baseball bat may have been used to assault a 66-year-old man who later died in hospital. Police believe a plank of wood was used to assault a 66-year-old man who later died in hospital.
A murder inquiry has been launched after the attack at a bus shelter in the Cornish village of Dobwalls. A murder inquiry was launched after Peter Seaman was attacked while walking his dog in the Cornish village of Dobwalls on Thursday.
The incident happened on Duloe Road on Thursday afternoon. The man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but was later pronounced dead. The retired heating engineer was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but later died.
A 20-year-old man from the Looe area was arrested in Liskeard on suspicion of assault and is still in custody. A 20-year-old man from the Looe area has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
The 66-year-old man had been walking his dog along the road at about 1640 BST on Thursday afternoon when he was attacked while passing a bus shelter. He was a lovely, lovely man Mr Seaman's family
Dobwalls residents said they were shocked and stunned, with one woman telling the BBC: "You don't get this kind of thing in Cornwall. In the towns maybe, but not somewhere like here." Mr Seaman, who lived in the village, had been walking his dog along Duloe road at about 1640 BST on Thursday afternoon when he was attacked near a bus shelter.
This Sunday a major sponsored walk along the new Dobwalls bypass had been due to take place before the road opens to traffic. Police officers have since recovered a length of timber from the scene.
It had been planned as a celebration of the completion of a major road-building project to link the village to the surrounding area. His family paid tribute to him saying: "He was a lovely, lovely man who lived for his grandchildren"
Dobwalls residents said they were shocked and stunned by the incident.
One woman, who did not want to be named, told BBC News: "You don't get this kind of thing in Cornwall. In the towns maybe, but not somewhere like here."