Police say the man's body was discovered next to a road in Worksop on Sunday morning
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 85-year-old man was found dead by the side of a road.
Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to Lime Tree Avenue in Worksop, at about 09:00 BST on Sunday where the man was pronounced dead.A 60-year-old man and 27-year-old woman were also detained on suspicion of assisting an offender.'No wider risk' Det Insp Kaz Smithson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "We have launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the man's death which is currently being treated as murder.
"I would like to reassure the community that while we do not believe there is any wider risk to public safety, there will be an increased police presence in the area while we carry out further investigations."
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