Detectives investigating the death of a man who died in hospital 16 days after he was found unconscious have made a third arrest.
Chingford resident Mark Barber was found unconscious in Peacock Close shortly before midnight on Sunday, April 19.
The 62-year-old was taken to an east London Hospital where he died on Tuesday, May 5.
A post-mortem examination at Queens Road Mortuary gave the provisional cause of death as a head injury.
Homicide detectives from the Specialist Crime Command have made a third arrest.
An 18-year-old man from Hainault was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday, May 13. He was bailed to return on a date in June.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Met's incident room on 020 8345 3775 or stay anonymous by contacting the charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Another man aged 41, has previously been charged in connection with the investigation.
A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on murder on May 6 and taken into custody. He was bailed to return on a date in June.
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