Murder detectives have arrested a teenager after a 54-year-old man died following an alleged row with a family member.

Police were called by ambulance crews to Sackville Road in Dartford at 11.52am yesterday amid reports a man had "fallen ill following an alleged altercation" with a family member.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.44pm.

Police searched the area before arresting a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder at about 3pm yesterday. He remains in custody.

The investigation is ongoing and is being handled by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.