A man is believed to have been beaten to death in a busy east London high street today.
Police have launched an investigation after a 52-year-old died following a suspected assault in the early hours of this morning.
He was rushed to an east London hospital with a serious head injury shortly after 2am and pronounced dead just before 9.30am.
Police were called to the hospital by staff at about 6.15am. They are treating the death as suspcious.
The London Ambulance Service had earlier been called to Leytonstone High Road, near the junction with Lancaster Road.
A crime scene remains in place and Leytonstone High Road is currently partly closed.
The manager of a business close to where the man was discovered told the Standard a police cordon was put up at about 11am.
He added: "Leytonstone is a pretty rough area. This sort of thing happens quite frequently.
"It is worrying but it is not a suprise."
A worker at a nearby shop said: "We didn't know anything until police started putting the tape up.
"I am frightened because I live around here.
"No one is being let into the cordon at the moment so we aren't getting any customers."
Next of kin have not been informed.
A post-mortem examination will be held in due course.
There have been no arrests. Officers remain on scene and enquires continue.
