Woman assaulted after road accident dies
A woman who was attacked following a road crash in Leicester has died, police have said.
Officers were called to reports a BMW had overturned on Aylestone Road, near to the junction with Welford Road, at about 17:30 BST on Tuesday.
The driver was seen to leave the vehicle and then assaulted the woman in the street, police said.
A 23-year-old man detained nearby has now been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The victim, a woman in her 50s, was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham but died on Thursday afternoon.
The suspect was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, possessing Class B drugs with intent to supply, assault of an emergency worker, dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drugs and failing to provide a specimen.
Det Insp Emma Matts said: "This woman was sadly subjected to a serious assault and was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Her family and close friends have remained at her bedside, and tragically she died this afternoon.
"Since the incident, a dedicated team of detectives has worked tirelessly pursuing all lines of inquiry to establish the full circumstances around what happened. Those inquiries will very much continue as we now move the incident to a murder investigation.
"I would like to thank those members of the public who have contacted with information about what they saw.
"But I would also still like to appeal to anyone who saw anything connected to this incident or filmed any footage - whether that was of the vehicle being driven beforehand through the city centre, the collision itself or the assault – and hasn't spoken to officers to please get in touch."
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