A man with multiple sclerosis has been found beaten to death in his home.

Jack Carter, a wheelchair-user aged 62, suffered severe head injuries in the attack, Cleveland Police reported.

His body was found in the downstairs of the house in a bathroom. His son found his dead father in a house in New Marske, near Redcar.

Police are questioning a man who was arrested at the scene yesterday. The man was in an upstairs bedroom.