Nine arrests over death of dad outside pub

A total of nine people have now been arrested in connection with the death of a man following an alleged altercation outside a Dewsbury pub.

A 19-year-old was initially questioned over the incident on Friday evening outside The Scarborough pub on The Town, Thornhill.

Flowers and tributes are laid by the car park to The Scarborough pub in Thornhill, Dewsbury, after the death of a man over the weekend.placeholder image
Flowers and tributes are laid by the car park to The Scarborough pub in Thornhill, Dewsbury, after the death of a man over the weekend.

The victim was named locally as father-of-one Jonny Binns, 32, who died from his injuries in hospital.

Police have now confirmed that a further eight people were arrested with six of them now bailed pending further inquiries.

Mr Binns was a regular at the pub and dozens of bunches of flowers have since been left outside.

Staff described him as a ‘lovely lad’ and well liked by everybody.

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