A WITNESS has revealed the horrific moment she found the first victim of a knifeman's horror rampage through Nottingham.
University pals Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar, both 19, were killed in the horror - alongside a man, 54, who is believed to be a tradesman.
Cops launched a major incident as the horror unfolded – arresting a 31-year-old on suspicion of murder.
Tragedy first struck on Ilkeston Road just after 4am, with witnesses revealing how they heard "blood-curdling screams" as the students were attacked.
It's believed they had been on the way home from a night out when they were knifed - with their bodies tragically found on the street.
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A third-year student, 21, was the first person to come across the fatally wounded pair while getting an Uber home alone.
She told The Times: "We were driving past and saw this body in the road. The road was completely empty.
"At first I thought it was a mannequin but when the Uber driver swerved to avoid it I saw it was a body.
What we know:
- "Major incident" declared in Nottingham and six roads closed
- Police confirm two people found dead on Ilkeston Road just after 4am
- Another man also found dead on nearby Magdala Road in city centre
- Three others injured - one critically - after van tried to mow them down on Milton Street
- Witness tells of hearing gunshots before cops swarmed van on Maple Street, seeing a man arrested on suspicion of murder
- Terror cops with assault rifles raid home on Ilkeston Road
- Cops reveal they're not looking for anyone else in connection to tragedy
- It was revealed the Nottingham suspect is a foreign national with "mental health issues"
- Police say they believe the suspect stole the van before mowing people down
- Grace Kumar and Barnaby Webster were named as victims of the attack
- Timeline reveals how horror unfolded
- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pays tribute to victims
"The Uber driver called the police and I got out and ran towards the body.
"I was the first one there and I could see he wasn’t responding. He was face-up in a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
"You could see he was covered in stabbed wounds from his neck to his toes."
She added that after police arrived she had spoken to another young woman who had seen the attack from her window.
The student said: "She said they were walking and got into an argument with this guy.
"She said the argument got really heated and then the guy stabbed them.
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"You see someone your age and it could have been you. I was there a minute after it happened. No one was there to help."
The third victim was found knifed to death on Magdala Road, where it is believed his van was stolen.
The van was driven to Milton Street, where three people were run over.
It was stopped on Maple Street, where the man was tasered and arrested on suspicion of murder.
