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.
Officers said they sealed off the area around the university campus and the ambulance service had taken a man in his 20s to a hospital, where “he died a short time later”.
“An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody,” the police said.
Liz Kendall, a government minister who represents an area of Leicester, said she was aware of the serious incident.
WA’s biggest courts and crime stories to your inbox
Sign-up to our weekly newsletter for free
Sign up
“I would urge everyone to refrain from speculating whilst investigations continue,” she said on Facebook.
