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A 93-year-old man has died following a row over parking in a car park on the outskirts of Plymouth. | |
Police said the elderly man was with his son when they got in to an argument with another man at the Lister Mill Business Park in Plympton, Devon. | |
The pensioner ended up on the ground with a head injury before being taken to hospital where he later died. | |
Police said they were unsure whether the man was pushed or fell during the incident at about 1500 GMT on Friday. | |
'Simple argument' | |
Jim Webster, Ch Supt of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "The pensioner was doing some business on Friday afternoon, out with his son on a quite ordinary day. | |
"It appears it was a simple argument about a parking space." he added. | |
""There's no indication at this stage that he was punched. | |
"It wasn't a violent argument but it ended up with the aged victim falling to the floor, being taken to hospital with a head injury where he deteriorated." | |
The 93-year-old from Beacon Park in the city died during the early hours of Saturday morning and officers launched a murder investigation. | |
A post-mortem examination showed the pensioner died from head injuries. | |
A 50-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested and taken for questioning at Charles Cross Police Station. |