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| Man dies after stabbing in Bristol park | Man dies after stabbing in Bristol park |
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| A man in his 30s was found injured at Castle Park at about 16:30 GMT on Tuesday | A man in his 30s was found injured at Castle Park at about 16:30 GMT on Tuesday |
| A man has died after he was stabbed in a city centre park in Bristol. | |
| Emergency services were called to Castle Park at about 16:30 GMT on Tuesday after the man was found injured after an altercation took place in the park, police said. | |
| The victim, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital, where he later died. | |
| Avon and Somerset Police said his identity was yet to be confirmed and officers were "still working to trace his next of kin". | |
| Ch Insp Robert Cheeseman said: "Unfortunately, we have not yet been able to notify the man's next of kin yet and this is something we're trying to do as a matter of urgency. | |
| "A post-mortem examination will take place in due course to establish exactly how he died, and specialist family liaison officers are on standby to provide the man's family with support." | |
| The man was taken to hospital, where he later died | The man was taken to hospital, where he later died |
| He added: "While we are in the early stages of our inquiry, we know there was an altercation between two groups of men in the park near the ruins of St Peter's Church shortly before 4.25pm. | |
| "Following this altercation, one of the men we believe was involved left the scene on a bicycle as the victim made his way to Fairfax Street where he was then found by the member of the public. | |
| "As part of our investigation, we're keen to hear from anyone who was in the area yesterday afternoon who saw two groups of men, all of whom were black, involved in what might have appeared to be a disagreement." | |
| Ch Insp Cheeseman has appealed for anyone with mobile phone footage or photos from the scene to contact police. | |
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