Police have named a 73-year-old man who died in a suspected murder in a quiet Valleys village.
South Wales Police said Gwilym Jones died as a result of a stab wound at a property at Oxford Court in Ogmore Vale, in Bridgend county borough.
A 49-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and the attempted murder of a 21 year old woman remains in police custody.
A murder investigation is continuing, extra patrols are taking place in the area, and detectives are appealing for information.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Superintendent Kath Pritchard, said: “Mr Jones’ family is being supported by a family liaison officer at this extremely distressing time and a murder enquiry is underway to establish the circumstances leading up to his death.
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“The local community is understandably shocked and saddened by this incident and we urge anyone with information to please contact South Wales Police.
“I want to pay tribute to local residents at Oxford Court who have had to put up with considerable disruption in the past 24 hours while we have carried out our investigations.”
Superintendent Pritchard added: “Ogmore Vale is a close knit community where incidents of this type are very rare. We are appealing for anyone who witnessed a disturbance in the Oxford Court area to contact us in confidence.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact South Wales Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting occurrence number 1600176350.
see-http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/police-name-73-year-old-11345704
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