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Germany arrest over gamer death | |
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A man has been arrested by police in Germany on suspicion of the murder of an internet gaming enthusiast in Nottingham. | |
Matthew Pyke, 20, was found stabbed in his flat above the Orange Tree pub on North Sherwood Street on Friday. | |
A 21-year-old man from Limburg was arrested on Wednesday in Hunfelden by officers from West-Hessen Police. | |
Officers in England and Germany said the arrested man knew the victim through an online games forum. | |
Mr Pyke, originally from Stowmarket in Suffolk, ran a web forum for the Nintendo game Advanced Wars on which gamers could chat online with each other about tactics, characters and plots. | |
He was about to start a degree at Nottingham Trent University and had lived in the city for two years. | |
Extradition process | 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. | 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. |
"He was arrested by officers from the West-Hessen police headquarters in Hunfelden on suspicion that on 19 September he killed a man in Nottingham with a knife. | |
"They got to know each other through the internet. | |
"The man has been extensively interviewed by Limburg CID at the petition of the public prosecutor. | "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 ongoing. |