A murder inquiry has been launched after a man died at a New Year’s Eve party in Hartlepool.
Mark Denton, a 31-year-old amateur boxer, was taken to hospital after suffering what the police have described as serious injuries at a house in the town.
A 17-year-old was arrested and is being questioned in connection with the incident, Cleveland Police said.
Officers were called to the house in in Hutton Avenue at 10.20pm.
Mr Denton was found at a semi-derelict property in the affluent street, a few doors away from the house lived in by Lord Mandelson when he was the local MP.
Bobby Gill, a friend of Mr Denton, told Sky News he had gone to the house with another man to attend a party.
He said: “He was a good lad, he was no angel but no one deserves this do they on New Year’s Eve?”
A post-mortem examination will be carried out today to establish the cause of death.
Officers have cordoned off the address and are carrying out house-to-house inquiries in the area.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them on 101.
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