Man who died after Kettering assault named
Northamptonshire Police say he is 34 year old Ryan Burton originally from Corby.
A man who died after being seriously assaulted in Kettering has been named as Ryan Burton originally from Corby.
Ryan, aged 34, died at the University Hospital Coventry on Thursday January 16, six days after the assault in Kettering's Spring Rise park, near Highfield Road, shortly before 7pm on Friday, January 10.
A murder investigation is underway. Northamptonshire Police have arrested six men. Four, from Kettering aged 38, 24, 24 and 22, a 20-year-old man from Desborough and a 24-year-old man from Rothwell, all arrested in connection with the incident, remain in police custody.
Formal identification procedures have yet to be completed, but detectives believe Ryan to be the victim and specialist officers from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) Major Crime team continue to support his family.
Witnesses or anyone with information, including CCTV, doorbell, or dash-cam footage of the area at the time, who have yet to come forward should call Northamptonshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 25000018864.
Alternatively, information can be submitted via an online portal: Public Portal (https://mipp.police.uk/) or by calling Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555111.