Two arrested after man found dead in Highfields, Leicester

A cordon is in place while two women remain in police custody

Framland House, on Pluto Close
Author: Ella BicknellPublished 14th Aug 2023
Last updated 14th Aug 2023

Leicestershire Police have arrested two women after the death of a 48 year old man in Highfields yesterday afternoon.

Police were called at 2pm on Sunday 13th August to reports of a seriously injured man lying in the road near to Framland House on Pluto Close.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two women (aged 42 and 26) were arrested in connection with the incident and remain in police custody.

Police are looking for anyone who may have seen or heard anything before the man was found at 2:30pm to aid their investigation.

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