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| Man is murdered while walking dog | Man is murdered while walking dog |
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| Police believe a plank of wood was 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 was launched after Peter Seaman was attacked while walking his dog in the Cornish village of Dobwalls on Thursday. | A murder inquiry was launched after Peter Seaman was attacked while walking his dog in the Cornish village of Dobwalls on Thursday. |
| The retired heating engineer was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but later died. | The retired heating engineer was taken to hospital with serious head injuries but later died. |
| A 20-year-old man from the Looe area has been arrested on suspicion of assault. | A 20-year-old man from the Looe area has been arrested on suspicion of assault. |
| Mr Seaman, who lived in the village, had been walking his terrier dog along Duloe road at about 1640 BST on Thursday afternoon when he was attacked near a bus shelter. | |
| Police officers have since recovered a length of timber from the scene. | Police officers have since recovered a length of timber from the scene. |
| His family paid tribute to him saying: "He was a lovely, lovely man who lived for his grandchildren" | His family paid tribute to him saying: "He was a lovely, lovely man who lived for his grandchildren" |
| On Friday bouquets of flowers were left next to the shelter where Mr Seaman was found injured. | On Friday bouquets of flowers were left next to the shelter where Mr Seaman was found injured. |
| Parish councillor Joanne Thorn said the murder had put dog walkers "on edge". | Parish councillor Joanne Thorn said the murder had put dog walkers "on edge". |
| "He was a quiet, inoffensive chap, he wouldn't do any harm to anybody, a really nice fellow," she told BBC News. | "He was a quiet, inoffensive chap, he wouldn't do any harm to anybody, a really nice fellow," she told BBC News. |
| "It shatters me he was only three years older than I am. It's so, so sad." | "It shatters me he was only three years older than I am. It's so, so sad." |