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Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar, both 19-year-old students at the University of Nottingham, and Ian Coates, 65, a school janitor, were fatally stabbed. Coates was later found dead from knife injuries on Magdala Road by a member of the public, police said. Police responded to a "major incident" in Nottingham city center early Tuesday morning. “Barnaby Philip John Webber was a beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to,” his family said. “At 19 he was just at the start of his journey into adulthood and was developing into a wonderful young man,” the family added.

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☆ UK police seek motive for Nottingham murders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Another 50-year-old man then also found dead with knife wounds on a road about two miles away. A van, stolen from the 50-year-old victim, was then driven at three people, leaving one critically injured in hospital. The incident has shocked the city, particularly the student community, with Nottingham home to two universities with more than 50,000 students. The University of Nottingham students were attacked as they returned home from a post-exam party, the Times reported. Webber's parents said their son was "a beautiful, brilliant, bright young man, with everything in life to look forward to".

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☆ UK police search for Nottingham murders' motive
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Police forensics officers work at a site cordoned with police tape, following a major incident in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, Britain, June 13, 2023. Another man, a 65-year-old school caretaker, was then also found dead with knife wounds on a road about two miles (3.2 km) away. A van, stolen from the caretaker, was then driven at three people, leaving one man critically injured in hospital. The incident has shocked the city, particularly the student community, with Nottingham home to two universities with more than 50,000 students. The University of Nottingham students were attacked as they returned home from a post-exam party, the Times reported.

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CNN —Three people were found dead in the central English city of Nottingham on Tuesday, in what police described as a major incident. Police were first alerted to an incident on Ilkeston Road near the city center early Tuesday local time, where two people were found dead. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”Authorities reacted to the “horrific and tragic” incident on Tuesday. “This is an horrific and tragic incident which has claimed the lives of three people,” said Chief Constable Kate Meynell. Our gratitude is with our blue light responders for their work today also.”

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☆ British police dealing with "ongoing serious incident" in Nottingham
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - British police said they were dealing with an "ongoing serious incident" in the central English city of Nottingham, where multiple roads have been closed and the local tram network suspended. Pictures on Twitter showed main roads cordoned off by blue and white police tape, and officers looking relatively calm. "Officers are currently at an ongoing serious incident," the police said. The city's tram network said it had suspended operations until further notice due to the incident. Reporting by Sarah Young and Sachin Ravikumar; Editing by Kate Holton and Michael HoldenOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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