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Arrest in Germany over stab death Arrest in Germany over stab death
(about 8 hours later)
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 a 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.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. Officers believe the two men knew each other through an online games forum.
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. Mr Pyke ran a web forum for the Nintendo game Advanced Wars on which gamers could chat online with each other about tactics, characters and plots.
Joint investigation The 20-year-old was about to start a degree at Nottingham Trent University and had lived in the city for two years.
"The man has been extensively interviewed by Linburg CID at the petition of the public prosecutor. Extradition process
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 Limburg on suspicion of murder.
"The man has been extensively interviewed by Limburg 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.""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. Officers said the joint investigation between Nottinghamshire Police and the German force was still on-going.
Mr Pyke ran a web forum for the Nintendo game Advanced Wars.
Officers said the joint investigation is still on-going.
The 20-year-old was about to start a degree at Nottingham Trent University.