Police given more time to question three over Shrewsbury murder
Three people arrested as part of an investigation into the death of a man are continuing to be questioned by police today.
The two men aged 21 and 18 and a woman is in her mid teens were arrested on Friday night as part of a murder inquiry.
The inquiry was launched as a result of a man, named locally as Benson Bebbington, being found with a serious head injury lying on the old canal footpath between Ditherington Road and Telford Way shortly before 1am on Friday.
He was taken to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and later transferred to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire in Stoke where he was pronounced dead at 8.35am.
The scene and the surrounding area were cordoned off while officers carried out a detailed search and a forensic examination was conducted.
Extensions for the further detention were granted at court and they are now likely to remain in custody until at least tomorrow morning.
