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| Youths quizzed over man's murder | Youths quizzed over man's murder |
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| Six youths are still being questioned about the death of a man who was attacked by a gang outside his home. | Six youths are still being questioned about the death of a man who was attacked by a gang outside his home. |
| Garry Newlove, 57, was assaulted by teenagers in Station Road North in Warrington, Cheshire, on Friday night. He died in hospital on Sunday. | Garry Newlove, 57, was assaulted by teenagers in Station Road North in Warrington, Cheshire, on Friday night. He died in hospital on Sunday. |
| Neighbours said the father-of-three was attacked after he approached a group of youths causing criminal damage. | Neighbours said the father-of-three was attacked after he approached a group of youths causing criminal damage. |
| The youths being questioned are all male and aged between 15 and 19. Police said inquiries were ongoing. | The youths being questioned are all male and aged between 15 and 19. Police said inquiries were ongoing. |
| Three further youths have been released without charge. | Three further youths have been released without charge. |
| Det Ch Insp Martin Cleworth, leading the inquiry, said police were still looking for other people in connection with the attack. | |
| They are animals, they are just scum really Andrew Brocklehurst"I've described them aptly as a pack because it's a suitable way that this attack can be described," he said. | |
| "He has come out on his own - confronted by approximately fifteen of them - he's been assaulted, and he's been on the floor, and repeatedly assaulted while he's been on the floor. | |
| "We've said it over and over again - but this was a particularly sickening assault." | |
| A post-mortem examination to establish how Mr Newlove died was being carried out on Monday afternoon, Cheshire Police said. | |
| Extra patrols | |
| Neighbours said the tree-lined street in the Fearnhead area of the town had been plagued by anti-social behaviour for years. | Neighbours said the tree-lined street in the Fearnhead area of the town had been plagued by anti-social behaviour for years. |
| Andrew Brocklehurst, 20, said he heard shouting in the street and when he went outside police and an ambulance were already on the scene. | Andrew Brocklehurst, 20, said he heard shouting in the street and when he went outside police and an ambulance were already on the scene. |
| He said: "I heard reports someone had kicked his car and he had gone out and tried to move them on and as far as I know that's when they attacked him. | He said: "I heard reports someone had kicked his car and he had gone out and tried to move them on and as far as I know that's when they attacked him. |
| "It's a shock, it really is, it's not such a bad area and this is just a guy trying to defend his own property and he's been killed. | "It's a shock, it really is, it's not such a bad area and this is just a guy trying to defend his own property and he's been killed. |
| "They are animals, they are just scum really, I can't understand how anyone could do anything like that." | "They are animals, they are just scum really, I can't understand how anyone could do anything like that." |
| A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "Additional patrols are now working in the community and officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident." | A Cheshire Police spokesman said: "Additional patrols are now working in the community and officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the incident." |