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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 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. |
Officers believe the two men knew each other through an online games forum. | |
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. | |
The 20-year-old was about to start a degree at Nottingham Trent University and had lived in the city for two years. | |
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." |
Officers said the joint investigation between Nottinghamshire Police and the German force was still on-going. | |