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Two people have been arrested over the murder of a well known man on the Oxford gay scene.

Detectives are remaining quiet over the death of Guy Thomas, 41, whose body was found in a flat in Cowley, Oxford, on Friday.

Mr Thomas, 41, died from loss of blood from a head injury. Police believe he had been assaulted. A man aged 32 and woman aged 33 were arrested on the weekend....

Police spokesman Kate Smith... could not speculate on whether the suspected assault had been a homophobic attack.

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