WEST MIDLANDS police have launched a murder enquiry after an 81-year-old Brierley Hill man and was found dead at his home.

Police were alerted to the house in Mill Street, Brierley Hill after an ambulance was called just after 6pm on Wednesday March 21.

The pensioner who has not be named was certified dead at the scene and the house had been sealed off for forensic examination.

Police are treating the death as suspicious and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the scene.

Three people have been arrested, two men and one women, and are believed to be local are helping police with their inquires.