The mom of a 19-year-old pupil stabbed to dying within the Nottingham assaults has paid tribute to her "beautiful boy" throughout a vigil for the three victims.

Emma Webber informed the gang: "Please hold no hate to any race, colour, sex or religion in your heart... My beautiful boy - you have my, your dad and your brother's heart forever."

David Mellen, chief of Nottingham City Council, led a minute's silence and relations of these killed on Tuesday shared recollections of their family members on the metropolis's Old Market Square.

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Police earlier revealed the person suspected of the triple murders in Nottingham is a former pupil of a college within the metropolis - as detectives have been granted one other 36 hours to query him.

A 31-year-old man was tasered and arrested on suspicion of homicide and stays in custody.

University of Nottingham students Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, each 19, have been discovered stabbed to dying in Ilkeston Road at round 4am on Tuesday.

School caretaker Ian Coates, 65, who was described by his sons as "everyone's friend", was then discovered useless in Magdala Road after his van was allegedly stolen by the suspect.

Another three individuals have been damage, one critically, after they have been run over by a van.