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| Two arrests over student murder | |
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| A man and a woman have been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death. | |
| Sam Brown, 16, died from a single stab wound outside his home in Cockerham Walk in the Grange Park area of Blackpool on Monday. | Sam Brown, 16, died from a single stab wound outside his home in Cockerham Walk in the Grange Park area of Blackpool on Monday. |
| He was due to take his English GCSE exam with classmates at St Mary's Catholic College, where prayers were said for him on Tuesday. | |
| Lancashire Police said the two people would be questioned later. | |
| A 28-year-old man was also stabbed in the incident, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening and he remains in stable condition. | |
| I am convinced the answer to this terrible murder lies on the estate itself. Det Supt Graham Gardner | |
| Officers spoke to him on Monday night and are following a number of leads as part of the murder investigation. | |
| Sam's family home has been cordoned off while police carry out investigations and officers returned to the scene on Tuesday. | |
| Det Supt Graham Gardner, leading the inquiry, said: "This is a complex inquiry and the full story about what happened in the early hours of Monday on the Grange Park estate is yet to emerge. | |
| "A number of people have been arrested but I expect they will only be part of the jigsaw. | |
| "I am convinced the answer to this terrible murder lies on the estate itself. | |
| "Sam had only just turned 16 and I would urge anyone who can help with this inquiry to contact Blackpool police." | |
| Sam finished school last week and had taken a part-time job in a supermarket. He was hoping to train as a plumber. | Sam finished school last week and had taken a part-time job in a supermarket. He was hoping to train as a plumber. |
| The teenager died outside the family home after neighbours tried in vain to resuscitate him. | The teenager died outside the family home after neighbours tried in vain to resuscitate him. |
| Neighbours described Sam as a "decent young lad" who would run errands to the local shops for them. | Neighbours described Sam as a "decent young lad" who would run errands to the local shops for them. |
| Paul Tampin, who lives nearby, said: "He was a very pleasant boy, he would do anything for anybody and was always polite. | Paul Tampin, who lives nearby, said: "He was a very pleasant boy, he would do anything for anybody and was always polite. |
| "I've never seen him get into trouble - if anything he was a peacemaker." | "I've never seen him get into trouble - if anything he was a peacemaker." |
| A second neighbour, Maria Hall, said: "He was not your typical lippy 16-year-old, I know it sounds daft but he was a sensible one, a nice kid." | A second neighbour, Maria Hall, said: "He was not your typical lippy 16-year-old, I know it sounds daft but he was a sensible one, a nice kid." |