Police say circumstances of Dominic Elliott's death are not clear

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David Hockney's young assistant has died after being rushed to hospital from the artist's home in Bridlington, it has been reported.

The man has been named by Sky News as 23-year-old Dominic Elliott, a close friend and assistant of Hockney.

Humberside police said a Bridlington man had been taken to hospital by a friend shortly after 6am on Sunday morning. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

A police spokeswoman said: "There were no signs of violence and a postmortem examination is due to take place tomorrow [Tuesday], which is hoped may provide further information."

She added: "The circumstances of the man's death are not clear and officers are currently undertaking inquiries to establish events leading to his death."

More details to follow.