POLICE have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 90-year-old man in Monmouthshire.

He was found unresponsive outside a property last Tuesday, April 5.

Gwent Police have since confirmed that this was on an unclassified road in a rural area between the villages of Llanover and Llanfair Kilgeddin – near to Abergavenny.

The man was taken to hospital but “died from his injuries” three days later on Friday, April 8.

A 68-year-old women from Abergavenny has been arrested on suspicion of murder and has been released on bail.

The force says the man’s next-of-kin have been informed but do not wish to reveal his identity as yet given the rural location.