Isle of Wight Police are now in a position to confirm the identity of a man who died during an altercation at an address in Shanklin.
Police were called at 10.11pm on Monday 25th April to St John’s Road.
Officers attended and located two men with serious injuries.
Pronounced dead at the scene
David Johns, aged 55, from Shanklin, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His family have released the following tribute to him:
“Dad was Brentford’s number one fan.
“He was a great dad, grandad and brother.
“We will miss him very much.”
Man arrested
As part of this investigation a 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody having been treated for serious injuries sustained during this incident.
Get in touch
We continue to ask the local community not to speculate on the circumstances surrounding this incident, and encourage any concerns or information to be reported directly to police on 101, quoting 44220162095.
News shared by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, in their own words. Ed
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