Northampton murder victim member of the town’s homeless community

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The man murdered in Northampton on Wednesday was part of the town’s homeless community.

The man being named locally as Robert, who was aged 44 and also known as Polish Red (due to a constant eye infection) died on Wednesday evening after being attacked close to the Coop on Hester Street in Semilong just after midnight.

A 28-year-old man was arrested short…