A second person has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead near a canal towpath. Loading audio...

Robert Brown, 57, was found fatally injured on a bench near the River Nene in Northampton town centre after officers were called at about 6.30am on August 1.

A post-mortem examination found that the victim, from Northampton, had a wound to his arm, although his cause of death is yet to be determined.

A 41-year-old man from Northampton was arrested on suspicion of murder by officers on Friday evening and remains in custody, Northamptonshire Police said.

It comes after a 38-year-old man who was arrested in connection with Mr Brown’s murder on Wednesday was released on bail pending further investigation.

In a tribute issued via police on Thursday, Mr Brown’s family

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