Overview

• Police were called to a house on Matley Gardens at 1:32pm on Thursday after a report of a serious assault, where a 51-year-old man was pronounced dead.
• A 31-year-old from Totton was arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene and remains in hospital for treatment under police guard.
• Detectives have maintained a cordon and forensic teams continue to examine the property as the investigation progresses.
• Hampshire Police are appealing for information and directing residents to speak with uniformed neighbourhood patrols in the area.
• The deceased has been named locally as Nigel Key, a company director whose neighbours paid tribute and who recently shared news of his wife Sheila’s death.