The children are arrested on suspicion of murder after the 80-year-old man died in hospital.
Five children have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of an 80-year-old man who was attacked in a park.
The force said a boy and a girl, both aged 14, and another boy and two girls aged 12, were in custody.A murder investigation was started after the man died on Monday night Det Insp Emma Matts said: "Sadly, following the death of the victim last night, this has now become a murder investigation.
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