Second man arrested on suspicion of robbing man who was later found dying at a Bedlington garage

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a man who later died after being found unconscious on a Bedlington garage forecourt.

Police and paramedics were called to the Spar garage on Station Road in the Northumberland town at 5.40am on Tuesday, where they found the unconscious man.

He was taken to hospital but passed away from his injuries.

After his death, police said he may have been robbed just hours before he was discovered on the garage forecourt.

Police stressed that the suspected robbery was not directly linked to the death, having allegedly taken place some time before he was found unconscious.

Officers initially arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of robbery, and on Friday revealed that a second man had been arrested.