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De Montfort University student stabbed to death in Leicester with 18-year-old arrested on suspicion of murder

De Monfort University in Leicester says it is "deeply saddened" to confirm the death of one of its students following a stabbing near the city centre on Tuesday

Leicestershire Police says the victim is a man in his 20s, who was involved in "an altercation" with another man in the street, who fled before officers arrived

Emergency services were called to the scene just after 17:00 GMT on Tuesday – police are urging anyone with information to contact them

A large cordon has been in place since Tuesday evening – police are patrolling the border as students trying to access the university's facilities are turned away, our reporter writes

Murder arrest after De Montfort University student stabbed in Leicester

Police responded to a report that a man in his 20s had collapsed in Oxford Street, Leicester, on Tuesday evening

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a student who was fatally stabbed near a university campus in Leicester.

Officers were called to reports a man had collapsed in Oxford Street, close to the junction with Bonners Lane, just after 17:00 GMT on Tuesday.

The victim, a man in his 20s, was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary but died a short time later, Leicestershire Police said.

Prof Katie Normington, vice-chancellor of De Montfort University (DMU), said she was "devastated by the tragic death of one of our students".

UK police arrest man for murder over Leicester stabbing

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UK police say they have arrested an 18-year-old man ​after another man in his 20s died following ⁠a stabbing the previous night in the central English city of Leicester.

Leicestershire Police said on X that there had not been a "mass stabbing" in ‌the city, ​adding that speculation was unhelpful.

De Montfort University had ‍earlier issued a statement saying there had been a "very serious incident" around its campus in the city.

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