An inquest into the death of a man who died in the doorway of a One Stop shop in Cambridge began today (March 21).

Clive Beeson, 46, of Dudley Road, Abbey, died at the store in Ditton Lane after an altercation near his home involving a man and a dog in December 15, 2014.

Police said Mr Beeson had been involved in an altercation with a 45-year-old man in Dudley Road, during which he bit the animal, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier.

The 45-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and then released without charge.

Four men, three from Cambridge aged 40, 44 and 69, and a 50-year-old man from Fenstanton, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and then later released on bail.

A previous inquest into Mr Beeson's death opened and adjourned, but the cause of death had yet to be determined after a post mortem examination proved to be inconclusive.

Following his death, Mr Beeson's family described him as a "much loved son of Grace and Jim, loving father of Samantha and brother of Alan".

He was buried at Cambridge City Crematorium on Thursday, January, 22.