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| Stab murder after snowball fight | Stab murder after snowball fight |
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| Police are investigating the murder of a 20-year-old man who was stabbed after a snowball fight in Denbighshire. | |
| Anthony Finbar Burke was injured in the abdomen by a kitchen knife near his home in Clos-y-Berllan in Rhuddlan at around 2230 GMT on Wednesday. | Anthony Finbar Burke was injured in the abdomen by a kitchen knife near his home in Clos-y-Berllan in Rhuddlan at around 2230 GMT on Wednesday. |
| North Wales Police said he died later in Glan Clwyd hospital at Bodelwyddan. | |
| A local man, 19, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police want to speak to anyone who saw a group of youths in the area at the time. | A local man, 19, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police want to speak to anyone who saw a group of youths in the area at the time. |
| Officers, who were called to reports of an argument, are carrying out house-to-house inquiries. | Officers, who were called to reports of an argument, are carrying out house-to-house inquiries. |
| 'Big, big shock' | 'Big, big shock' |
| North Wales Central Coroner John Hughes opened an inquest into Mr Burke's death. | North Wales Central Coroner John Hughes opened an inquest into Mr Burke's death. |
| Police have cordoned off an area near where Anthony Burke was stabbed | Police have cordoned off an area near where Anthony Burke was stabbed |
| He was told that Mr Burke, who lived in Clos y Berllan, had been attacked with a kitchen knife. He died later in hospital. | He was told that Mr Burke, who lived in Clos y Berllan, had been attacked with a kitchen knife. He died later in hospital. |
| A post mortem examination by Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rogers found he died from shock and haemorrhage from a stab wound to the abdomen. | A post mortem examination by Home Office pathologist Dr Brian Rogers found he died from shock and haemorrhage from a stab wound to the abdomen. |
| The inquest was adjourned. | The inquest was adjourned. |
| Part of Clos y Berllan was cordoned off as about half a dozen police officers carried out detailed searches in gardens close to the scene of the stabbing. | Part of Clos y Berllan was cordoned off as about half a dozen police officers carried out detailed searches in gardens close to the scene of the stabbing. |
| There has been a steady flow of visitors to Mr Burke's home, where it is understood he lived with his mother. | There has been a steady flow of visitors to Mr Burke's home, where it is understood he lived with his mother. |
| Rhuddlan in Denbighshire | Rhuddlan in Denbighshire |
| Neighbour Andy Humphreys told BBC Wales: "He was a good lad, always knocking about. It's a shame to hear what's happened. He's just a young lad, isn't he?" | Neighbour Andy Humphreys told BBC Wales: "He was a good lad, always knocking about. It's a shame to hear what's happened. He's just a young lad, isn't he?" |
| Ray Patton, who lives across the street, said: "I've known him all his life. He's a 20-year-old lad. He'd be 21 in June, actually. It's just a tragedy for the whole village. It's a big, big shock for a village like Rhuddlan for something like this to happen." | |
| Any witnesses are asked to contact North Wales Police on 0845 6071001 (Welsh language), 0845 6071002 (English) or Crimestoppers Cymru Wales on 0800 555111. | Any witnesses are asked to contact North Wales Police on 0845 6071001 (Welsh language), 0845 6071002 (English) or Crimestoppers Cymru Wales on 0800 555111. |