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Arrest in Germany over stab death | Arrest in Germany over stab death |
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A 21-year-old man has been questioned and detained by police in Germany on suspicion of the murder of Nottingham student. | A 21-year-old man has been questioned and detained by police in Germany on suspicion of the murder of Nottingham student. |
Matthew Pyke, 20, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, was found stabbed in his flat above the Orange Tree pub on North Sherwood Street on Friday. | Matthew Pyke, 20, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, was found stabbed in his flat above the Orange Tree pub on North Sherwood Street on Friday. |
A man, from Limburg, was arrested on Wednesday in Hunfelden by officers from the West-Hessen police headquarters. | |
Police said he remains in custody with a view to him being extradited. | Police said he remains in custody with a view to him being extradited. |
In a statement released through Nottinghamshire Police, a spokesman for the German force said: "Limburg-Weilburg police have arrested a 21-year-old man from the rural district of Linburg. | |
Joint investigation | Joint investigation |
"The man has been extensively interviewed by Linburg CID at the petition of the public prosecutor. | "The man has been extensively interviewed by Linburg CID at the petition of the public prosecutor. |
"He was brought before the Limburg judge who gave an order of detention with a view to extradition." | |
Police in Germany said the two men became acquainted through the internet. | Police in Germany said the two men became acquainted through the internet. |
Mr Pyke ran a web forum for the Nintendo game Advanced Wars. | Mr Pyke ran a web forum for the Nintendo game Advanced Wars. |
Officers said the joint investigation is still on-going. | Officers said the joint investigation is still on-going. |
The 20-year-old was about to start a degree at Nottingham Trent University. | The 20-year-old was about to start a degree at Nottingham Trent University. |