Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a fight on the Isle of Sheppey.
Police officers raced to the scene on Warden Bay Road, in Leysdown-on-Sea, shortly after 7pm on Sunday after reports that ‘an altercation broke out involving a small group of people’.
A man in his 40s was confirmed dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed.
A girl, aged 16, and two boys, aged 14 and 15, have been arrested. They remain in custody.
Emergency crews from the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAS) also responded to the incident last night along with the local air ambulance charity.
Pictures from the scene on Monday show a white tent erected in an area close to the seafront. A police cordon has also been set up in a large clearing behind the beach in front of a caravan park.
One local resident was surprised that her afternoon walk was disrupted, as she thought the air ambulance helicopter sent last night was the coast guard which they ‘get a lot’ at this time of year.
Kent Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information that could help with their investigation into the incident.
Police at the scene of a suspected murder following the death of a man in his 40s in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey
Police working at the scene of a murder after a man in his 40s died in Leysdown-on-Sea on Sunday evening
Police at the scene in the Leysdown-on-Sea resort on the Isle of Sheppey after a man in his 40s died after being attacked during an altercation
A police van is parked in an area close to the scene in Leysdown-on-Sea on Monday
Members of the public have been asked to call Kent Police on 01622 690690 quoting 10-1384. It also possible to report anonymously via Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555111 or by completing an online form.
A SECAS spokesperson said: ‘SECAmb were called shortly after 19:00 yesterday (10/08/25) to reports that a man was assaulted near Jetty Road and Warden Bay Road in Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey.
‘Crews attended the scene alongside The Air Ambulance Chairty, Kent Surrey Sussex, however sadly, the man died at the scene.’
The Isle of Sheppey is an island off the north coast of Kent in the Thames Estuary.
It is located around 42 miles from central London and has a population of over 40,000.
The island, which is around nine miles long and four miles wide, was originally known as Sheep Island or Sceapige in old English.
