Four men are being held over the brutal murder of a man in Hendon last Friday.

Police in Manchester swooped to arrest three suspects yesterday, all men aged, 19, 28 and 29 respectively.

Beaten to death

James Graham, 29, from Cricklewood, was found slumped in the street in Cool Oak Lane late Friday night and was pronounced dead at Northwick Hospital.

Police said he died after receiving a sustained assault.

Another man was arrested today and is in custody along with a 20-year-old man arrested on Sunday on suspicion of murder who is out on bail.