A WOMAN in her 50s who was attacked moments after an alleged drug driver fled the scene of a crash has died.
A 23-year-old man has since been arrested on suspicion of murder.
On June 24 just after 5:30pm, Leicestershire Police were called to Aylesbury Road after a vehicle overturned.
The driver was seen leaving the vehicle and running down the road before assaulting a woman near Leicester Royal Infirmary.
The crash and subsequent assault occurred on Aylestone Road, Leicestershire
She was left with life threatening injuries, and later died on the afternoon of June 26.
The driver was detained at the scene and arrested by police.
He was initially charged with:
Suspicion of attempted murder
Possession with intent to supply class B drugs
Assault of an emergency worker
Dangerous driving
Driving while unfit through drugs
Failing to provide a specimen
He has since been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody.
Leicestershire Police has asked anyone with information, or with dash cam footage of the vehicle or subsequent assault, to come forward.
Detective Inspector Emma Matts, from East Midlands Special Operations Unit Murder Investigation team 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 have worked tirelessly pursuing all lines of enquiry to establish the full circumstances around what happened. Those enquiries 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.”
“Again, if you were driving a vehicle which has a dash cam, please check your vehicle to see if it has captured anything of use to the investigation.
“What you know could still be a crucial piece of information so please do not hesitate to pass that on.”
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