Updated 9.30am

A Pietà man who was found seriously hurt outside garages in his home town on Friday morning has died, the police said in a brief statement on Saturday.

The 54-year-old was being treated at Mater Dei Hospital. He died overnight. 

Police found the man lying on the ground at the entrance to a garage complex on Triq Hookham Frere at 6.30am on Friday following a report. He was seriously injured. 

Sources told Times of Malta that the police do not currently suspect any foul play in the incident. 

However, a police investigation into the case is under way, while magistrate Astrid May Grima has also been appointed to lead an inquiry into the incident. 

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