A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 60s died following the suspected robbery of his mobility scooter, police have said.

The man was found unresponsive in a Tesco superstore car park on Stratford Road in Stroud in the early hours of Sunday, Gloucestershire Police said.

His mobility scooter was absent.

He died later that day after being taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital by paramedics.

His next of kin have been informed.

A woman from Stroud has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and murder and remains in police custody.

A mobility scooter, believed to be the victim’s, was found abandoned on Bisley Old Road by a member of the public shortly before 8am on Sunday.

“It is believed that the victim was the subject of a robbery and his mobility scooter was taken,” Gloucestershire Police said.

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