Battersea 'street fight': Man beaten to death in south London
A man has been beaten to death on a street in south London.
Police were called to reports of a group of men fighting in Battersea at 5.30pm on Wednesday.
They found a man, believed to be aged in his 40s, who had been assaulted on Charlotte Despard Avenue.
All of the other men had fled before the officers arrived, Scotland Yard said.
Paramedics and an Air Ambulance were dispatched to the scene but the man was pronounced dead there at 6.15.
A cordon around the crime scene was erected while police scoured the area. Enquiries have been launched to establish the victim’s identity.
The South West Command Unit is investigating the attack. There have not been any arrests.