Seven arrested after fatal stabbing of 18-year-old in Derbyshire

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Seven arrested after fatal stabbing of 18-year-old in Derbyshire
Seven arrested after fatal stabbing of 18-year-old in Derbyshire

Four 17-year-old boys held on suspicion of murder and others detained on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Seven people have been arrested after a murder investigation was launched into the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man in Derbyshire, police said.

East Midlands ambulance service contacted police at 8.20pm on Saturday to report that a man had been stabbed on Rose Avenue in the town of Ilkeston.

Arriving at the scene, officers found an 18-year-old man on the road with a stab wound. Emergency services tended to the man but he was pronounced dead on the nearby Heanor Road, Derbyshire police said on Sunday.

Police said his family had been informed and were being assisted by specially trained officers. The name of the man has not been disclosed.

Four 17-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of murder, the force said.

A 52-year-old man, a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl were also arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All of the suspects remained in custody.

The East Midlands special operations unit is leading the murder investigation.

Police appealed for any CCTV or doorbell footage and any dashcam footage between 7pm and 9pm in the areas of Heanor Road, Rose Avenue, Summerfields Way, Kedleston Drive and Peveril Drive.

DCI Claudia Musson from the East Midlands special operations unit, who is leading the investigation, said: “We are in the very early stages of the investigation and we are treating it as an isolated incident.

“We are keen for anyone with information to contact us as a matter of urgency to assist with the inquiry into the death of this young man.”

Anyone with any information has been asked to contact Derbyshire police quoting reference number 24*767926.

A major incident public portal has also been set up, which can be used to pass on information and submit footage online.

Police vehicles remained at the scene on Sunday morning, with a number of roads cordoned off around Heanor Road.

George MacGregor

Derbyshire Police, Derbyshire, Crime, Murder

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