Man quizzed over village murder

10:05, Feb 11 2012

A man arrested on suspicion of murder in a rural village is being questioned by police. The 34-year-old man from Coleford, Gloucestershire, was arrested after a man was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Friday morning. The man, who has not been formally identified, has been named locally as 27-year-old Sean Hook. Officers were called to a house in Woodgate Road in the Mile End area of the Forest of Dean town Coleford at 2.14am. Paramedics treated the man but he died shortly before 3am. Story continues ADVERTISEMENT A neighbour, who asked not to be named, told The Citizen: "I heard screams. It was a normal, quiet night and then boom. There was a big noise and shouting, it was very quick and short, but it was scary." It is not believed either Mr Hook or the man arrested lived at the property. A spokeswoman for Gloucestershire Police said: "The 34-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a man in the Forest of Dean yesterday remains in police custody. "The post-mortem examination on the 27-year-old man who died following the incident in Mile End will be conducted later on today." Mr Hook's next of kin and the coroner have been informed.

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