POLICE have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of murder.

It is in relation to an investigation West Yorkshire Police launched this afternoon after the death of a man in his twenties.

The force was called to Myrtle Avenue, in Halifax, at 8.57am this morning.

They found an injured male, but he was sadly pronounced dead a short time after in hospital.

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Officers arrested a 35-year-old woman and 20-year-old man, both from the Halifax area, in connection with the murder investigation.

They have both been detained on suspicion of murder and remain in custody at this time.