Off-Duty Police Officer Dies After Assault

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an off-duty police officer died following an assault.

PC Gareth Francis, 28, was attacked on his way home from a night out in the early hours of this morning.

Police were called to a report of an assault in Edgeley, Greater Manchester, at around 1.20am.

Emergency services arrived within minutes and discovered PC Francis with a serious head injury.

Paramedics treated PC Francis at the scene and he was taken by ambulance to Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, where he died shortly afterwards.

A post-mortem examination will take place later today to establish the cause of death.

Two men aged 20 and 21 from the Stockport area have been arrested and are being held for questioning.

PC Francis joined Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in 2007 and at the time of his death was serving at West Didsbury Police Station in south Manchester.

Stockport Divisional Commander, Chief Superintendent Chris Sykes, said: "First and foremost I would like to pass on my condolences to both Gareth's family and his colleagues in south Manchester.

"Gareth was a dedicated police officer with six years' experience and he will be greatly missed by his colleagues.

"However, the loss will be even greater for Gareth's family and I would like to reassure them that we have a team of detectives working round-the-clock now to establish exactly what happened this morning.

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