Northampton man murdered in 'violent and dreadful' attack
A man has died after what police described as a "violent and dreadful" attack in his Northampton home.
The death of David Brickwood, 74, is being treated as murder, following the assault at the house in Lindsay Avenue in the Abington area of the town. Mr Brickwood, who was attacked just after 02:00 BST on Saturday, died at Northampton General Hospital, police said. A major incident room has been set up to investigate Mr Brickwood's murder. Dozens of people have paid tribute to Mr Brickwood on social media, describing him as "a caring and lovable chatty guy", a "true hardworking gent" and a "legend of Abington". Det Ch Insp Mick Graham, of Northamptonshire Police, said: "Fortunately, incidents of this nature are incredibly rare, and I would appeal to the public to contact us if they know anything about Mr Brickwood's death, or what may have happened in the hours leading up to this incident."