YESTERDAY, a murder probe was launched after the death of a man in a Westcliff pub.

Here is what we know about the incident so far.

Essex Police was called to reports a man had been assaulted inside the Lamb and Lion pub in Station Road at around 6.40pm, on Friday, December 23.

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Sadly, despite the best efforts of emergency services he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Currently the police have not made public how the man was assaulted or whether any weapons were used.

But a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder a short time later in the Pier Hill area and is currently in custody.

Essex Police do not believe there is any further risk to the wider public.

A cordon was put in place around the pub following the incident last night and is still in place.

The Lamb and Lion pub bosses have also confirmed the pub is currently closed following the incident.

The pub did thank emergency services for their quick response, with the armed response unit believed to also have attended.

Detective Chief Inspector Louise Metcalfe, from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, send her thoughts to the victim’s family.

She said: “My thoughts and condolences are with the victim’s family in what will be a very difficult time.

“Our investigation is in its early stages, and we are still working to establish the circumstances which led up to the incident.

“The victim was assaulted inside a busy pub at a time where there would have been lots of people around and would have seen what happened.

“I need anyone who was at the pub saw the incident or what led up to it to contact us.”

If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us.

Please quote incident 1076 of 23 December.