Tributes paid to man after fatal assault at Bury St Edmunds shops

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6 days ago

Tributes have been paid to a man who died following an alleged serious assault outside a row of shops.Suffolk Police said it was contacted at 20:05 BST on 26 July with reports a man in his 50s had been badly hurt in an assault at the St Olaves shops in Bury St Edmunds.The man, named locally as Scott Lisney, was taken to West Suffolk Hospital where he died on Tuesday. A 54-year-old man, Andrew Allen, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm on Monday and is due in court next month.People who knew Mr Lisney have been paying their tributes and respects online, with many remembering him as always smiling and as a "kind and gentle soul".
Another said: "A community has lost a good soul, a family has lost their loved one."Police said Mr Allen was remanded in custody at Ipswich Magistrates' Court earlier this week and is due to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 26 August.Suffolk Police started a homicide investigation after Mr Lisney's death and said it would be "working with the Crown Prosecution Service to progress the investigation accordingly"."Officers continue to support the family of the deceased at this difficult time," a spokesperson added.
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