Murder probe launched after man is killed at care home (Image: Newsquest)
A man has died after a serious assault at a care home in Wickford this evening.
Police were called shortly before 7pm, with reports that a man in his 60s had been assaulted at a residential care home on Swan Lane.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, the man sadly died.
A 43-year-old man from Wickford has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
He remains in police custody.
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