"We are currently piecing together exactly what has occurred on the corner of Oxford Street and Bonners Lane between, what is reported as, two men involved in a confrontation. CCTV in the area is currently being reviewed and officers are speaking to potential witnesses to assist with our investigation. We know a lot of people came to the aid of the victim before emergency services arrived and we want to thank them for their help."
"Police and East Midlands ambulance service were called just after 5pm on Tuesday after reports that a man had collapsed. They later received reports that the man had been stabbed. The ambulance service took the individual to Leicester Royal Infirmary, where he died a short time later, police said. An 18-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and was in police custody, the force added in a statement."
An 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 20s was stabbed in Leicester city centre and later died in hospital. Emergency services were called just after 5pm following reports that a man had collapsed; the individual was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary and died shortly after. Initial inquiries indicate an altercation between two men at the corner of Oxford Street and Bonners Lane, with one man leaving the scene before police arrived. CCTV is being reviewed and officers are speaking to potential witnesses, including motorists with dashcam footage. De Montfort University is working with police and offering support to students and staff who witnessed the incident.
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