POLICE are appealing for information following the murder of a man at a hotel in Earley yesterday morning.
Officers were called to the Elmhurst Hotel, in Church Road, shortly before 10am on Wednesday following reports that a man had been assaulted.
The victim, a man in his forties, died at the scene.
He has not yet been formally identified, and a post-mortem is set to take place this afternoon (Thursday).
Two men, aged 28 and 38, were arrested in the centre of Reading at around 11am on Wednesday and remain in police custody.
A minimal scenewatch remains in place at the hotel, which is expected to be removed later today. All road closures have now been lifted.
Senior investigating officer, Det Ch Insp Kevin Brown, of TVP’s Major Crime Unit, said: “I would appeal to anyone who has any information relating to this murder investigation to contact police immediately. I would specifically appeal to anyone who saw or heard anything unusual in St Peter’s Road or in the vicinity of the Elmhurst Hotel between about 9.30am and 10.30am yesterday.
“If you have any information, no matter how insignificant you think it might be, please contact your nearest police station or call us on 101.
“If you do not want to speak directly to the police you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. No personal details are taken, information is not traced or recorded and you will not go to court.
“We are conducting a thorough investigation into this incident and we arrested two men on suspicion of murder within about an hour of the incident being reported to us. I would like to reiterate that we believe this was a targeted attack.”
