A musician found dead in Oxford last month was hit by a vehicle and not the victim of an assault, according to police.

The body of David Goldsworthy was discovered in Sunderland Avenue on November 9.

The father of two was a musician who had appeared on Top of the Pops and played at Glastonbury with his band, The Chesterfields.

He lived with his parents Carol, 59 and Norman, 63, in Lakeside, north Oxford, and worked at Oxford Print Centre in Holywell Street.

His funeral was taking place on Wednesday, December 10, at Oxford Crematorium, with friends and family meeting in the Six Bells pub in Kidlington afterwards.

Police investigating his death have renewed appeals for witnesses.

Sgt Dave Milsom, who is investigating the case, said: "We thought it might have been an assault but that thought was quickly put to bed because of the type of injury he sustained.

"He suffered one blow to the head, but for an assault he would have had to have been hit three or four times at least."

Sgt Milsom said scientists believed Mr Goldsworthy was hit by a vehicle bigger than a car.

Police want to speak to a man who walked from Woodstock Road to Banbury Road as Sunderland Avenue residents waited for emergency services to arrive.

Sgt Milsom said: "The man told one woman, 'I'm not a doctor, I can't help' which we thought was a strange thing to say. They described him as a Jeremy Beadle lookalike, with a trimmed beard."

Witnesses are urged to contact police on 01235 556920.