Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in North Staffordshire.

Emergency services were sent to quiet cul de sac in Werrington late yesterday. A man in his 50s was confirmed dead at the scene in Park Avenue at around 9pm. A huge cordon was erected in nearby Park Road.

Detectives have since arrested five people from the Stoke-on-Trent area on suspicion of murder: two 31-year-old men, a 29-year-old man, a 22-year-old woman and a boy. They remain in custody while enquiries continue, StokeOnTrentLive reports.

A police presence remains in the street this evening and the incident has been passed on to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Five people have been arrested following the death of a man in Stoke

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