Nottingham assaults: A timeline of how the incident unfolded
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hree folks – two 19-year-old college students and a person in his 50s – have been killed within the Nottingham assaults.
A 31-year-old man stays in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of homicide.
Here is how the incident unfolded:
– 4am
Police have been known as to Ilkeston Road after a member of the general public stated two folks have been unresponsive after being stabbed on the street.
A witness informed the BBC he noticed a younger man and younger lady being stabbed.
The man, who didn’t give his title, stated he heard “awful, blood-curdling screams” and appeared out his window to see a “black guy dressed all in black with a hood and rucksack grappling with some people”.
He informed the broadcaster: “She was screaming, ‘Help!’ I just wish I’d shouted something out of the window to unnerve the assailant.
“I saw him stab the lad first and then the woman. It was repeated stabbing – four or five times. The lad collapsed in the middle of the road.
“The girl stumbled towards a house and didn’t move. The next minute she had disappeared down the side of a house and that’s where they found her.
“I’d say it all happened within five or six minutes. The attacker then just walked off up Ilkeston Road towards town, as calm as anything.”
– 5am
Police officers knock on doorways in Ilkeston Road asking for CCTV footage, based on residents.
– Man discovered lifeless
A person in his 50s was discovered lifeless from knife accidents in Magdala Road by a member of the general public.
Police consider the suspect stole the person’s van earlier than driving off.
– 5.30am
The van was pushed at three folks in Milton Street, based on witnesses.
Lynn Haggitt stated: “He looked in his mirror, saw a police car behind him. He then quickened up. There were two people, two in the corner, he went straight into these two people.
“The woman went on the kerb, the man went up in the air. There was such a bang. I wish I never saw it. It’s really shaken me up.
“I went over. Perhaps I shouldn’t have gone over but I wanted to see if I could help.
“He (the van driver) backed up after he hit… and drove up Parliament Street.
“The woman was sitting up on the kerb. She looked OK. The man was laying down but then he got up, sat on the side waiting for an ambulance,” Ms Haggitt stated.
She added: “I can’t believe he was able to get up after the head wound.”
One man was taken to hospital in a essential situation whereas two others have been believed to have suffered minor accidents.
– Just after 5.30am
Residents in Bentinck Road stated they noticed law enforcement officials drag a person out of a white van.
The man was tasered and arrested on suspicion of homicide.
Student Demi Ojolow stated: “I just saw the police shouting at him to get out of the car and get on the floor.
“And they dragged him out of the car and he just fell on the floor.
“They dragged him away and that was about it.”
Another pupil, Josh Fenner, 20, stated he believes he heard a shot after waking up at 5.30am because the officers have been coping with the van.
– 7am
Nottinghamshire Police spoke of a “serious incident” and stated a number of highway closures have been in place.
– 9.37am
The pressure confirmed three folks died within the assault, with a 31-year-old man held on suspicion of homicide.
Chief Constable Kate Meynell stated: “This is an horrific and tragic incident which has claimed the lives of three people.
“We believe these three incidents are all linked and we have a man in custody.
“This investigation is at its early stages and a team of detectives is working to establish exactly what has happened.”
– 1pm
Armed police could possibly be seen standing exterior a property in Ilkeston Road.
– 2.30pm
Nottinghamshire Police stated they have been maintaining an “open mind” over the assault’s motive whereas working alongside their counter-terror colleagues to “establish the facts”.
– 5pm
A vigil at Nottingham’s St Peter’s Church, within the metropolis centre, was held.
It was attended by tons of of individuals, primarily of college age.
The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Rt Revd Paul Williams, stated the impromptu service was a possibility to “pray for those whose lives have so cruelly taken away”.
– Just earlier than 6pm
Police confirmed two 19-year-olds and man in his 50s have been killed within the assaults.
The pressure additionally stated the households of the victims had been knowledgeable.