TWO men arrested on suspicion of murdering a Hampshire man have been released without charge.

Police investigating the murder of Elliot Handley, from Eastleigh, have confirmed a 47-year-old man from Dorchester and a 69-year-old man from Weymouth have been released from bail without any charges made against them.

As previously reported, Elliot, 46, was found dead at a property in Dorchester, last month.

At the time a spokesman for Dorset Police added that the circumstances leading up to the murder has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) as the force had “prior contact” to the people involved leading up to the murder.

A 43-year-old man from Dorchester, who was also arrested on suspicion of murder, remains on bail in a secure hospital.