Murder arrest after man found dead at pub in Braintree, Essex
Images on social media appear to show several armed officers were deployed to the pub where the body was found.
Sunday 17 May 2020 13:47, UK
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found at a pub in Essex.
Police were called to the Swiss Bell in Mountbatten Road, Braintree, at 8.45am on Sunday.
Several emergency service vehicles were deployed, and a man was found dead at the scene.
Images on social media appeared to show several armed officers were also present.
Essex Police said officers have arrested a suspect and he remains in custody.
"Detectives have started a murder investigation following the death of a man in Braintree," said a spokesman for the force.
"We were called at 8.45am this morning, Sunday 17 May, with reports that a man had been found dead at the Swiss Bell pub, Mountbatten Road.
"A man was arrested and remains in custody."