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Two arrested in Great Yarmouth stabbing murder probe | Two arrested in Great Yarmouth stabbing murder probe |
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Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was stabbed. | Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was stabbed. |
He was found following reports of a stabbing in South Market Road, Great Yarmouth, at about 22:20 GMT on Wednesday. | He was found following reports of a stabbing in South Market Road, Great Yarmouth, at about 22:20 GMT on Wednesday. |
The victim, in his 50s, had sustained "serious injuries" and was taken to the hospital, but died shortly afterwards. | The victim, in his 50s, had sustained "serious injuries" and was taken to the hospital, but died shortly afterwards. |
A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s, both from the Great Yarmouth area, remain in police custody. | A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s, both from the Great Yarmouth area, remain in police custody. |
Temp Ch Supt Chris Balmer said the force does not believe there to be any threat to the wider public. | Temp Ch Supt Chris Balmer said the force does not believe there to be any threat to the wider public. |
Andrew Turner, BBC Great Yarmouth reporter | Andrew Turner, BBC Great Yarmouth reporter |
South Market Road is a minute's walk from the town centre and is largely made up of private rented properties with some carved up in to bed-sits. | South Market Road is a minute's walk from the town centre and is largely made up of private rented properties with some carved up in to bed-sits. |
Forensics officers were at the scene in Rutland Villa and in the garden. | Forensics officers were at the scene in Rutland Villa and in the garden. |
The landlady, who did not want to be named, told me the man who was fatally stabbed and the two people arrested were her tenants. | |
She had been alerted to the incident by police late in the evening. |