Two charged with murder following man’s death in Creswell

Two men have been charged with the alleged murder of David Thompson, who died after being assaulted in Creswell.

Mr Thompson was rushed to hospital after suffering serious head injuries during an incident in Elmton Road, near to Ours Bar, at around 1.30am on Saturday 27 January.

The 50-year-old, from Clowne, had remained in hospital in a critical condition, but died in the early hours of Thursday 15 February.

Today (18 February) Brandon Brooks, 24, of Fairfield Close, Nether Langwith, and Ben Hart, 20, of Skinner Street, Creswell, have been charged with the murder of Mr Thompson.

They have been remanded in police custody and will appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (19 February).

DI Maria Pleace, who is leading the investigation, said: “While we continue to work hard to investigate and understand what happened that night, our thoughts remain with David’s family and friends.

“We would also urge anyone with any information, CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage from the area that night, who hasn’t yet come forward, to contact us.”

Officers from Safer Neighbourhood policing team are continuing with patrols in the area and urge anyone in the community with any concerns or information to speak to them.

If you have any information which could help our enquiries then you can pass information directly through to our investigation team by clicking on this link: Public Portal (mipp.police.uk).

Or you can contact us on the details below, with reference 24*53519:

• Website – We have crime reporting tools on our website: use our online contact form
• Facebook – send us private message to the Derbyshire Constabulary Facebook page
• Twitter – direct message our contact centre via @DerPolContact
• Phone – call us on 101

You can also anonymously contact the independent charity CrimeStoppers, on 0800 555 111, or by visiting the CrimeStoppers website.