Investigation launched following man's death in Kingswood

A 23 year old woman has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Author: Chris TatePublished 27th Mar 2022

Police have launched an investigation after a man died in hospital following an incident at a house in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire.

Officers were called by the ambulance service to attend a property in Chipperfield Drive at around 8.20pm on Friday, after a 22-year-old man was seriously injured.

The man died from his injuries in hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning. There will now be a forensic post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

A 23 year old woman has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody.

Senior Investigating Officer DI Ben Lavender said: “This is a devastating incident in which a man has lost his life and a thorough investigation will now be carried out to establish what happened.

“An arrest has been made and we can confirm the victim and the person arrested were known to each other.

“There’ll be a continuing police presence at the scene of this incident while our enquiries continue. We’ll also be increasing patrols in the area to support and reassure the local community, with neighbourhood officers able to answer any worries or concerns.”

If anyone has information which would assist the investigation, call police on 101 and using the reference number 5222071378.