Officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead in a property in Luton last night (Wednesday).

At around 6.45pm we received reports that a man had been injured in an incident in a flat in Bury Park Road at around midday. Officers attended the property and located a man who was pronounced dead at the scene. 

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.

Detective Inspector Iain MacPherson investigating said: “We have a presence at several addresses in the area and are progressing several lines of enquiry. We are aware that this can be unsettling for the community and want to reassure you that officers are working to establish the circumstances of this incident. If you have any information that you feel may assist us please do get in touch.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101, or report online at www.bedfordshire.police.uk/report quoting Operation Broadband.