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Shrewsbury murder inquiry: Three men arrested | |
(about 14 hours later) | |
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Shropshire. | |
The man was pronounced dead at 18:55 GMT on Tuesday shortly after arriving at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. | |
Police said the man was taken to hospital following a dispute involving between 10 and 20 young men at Monkmoor Recreation Ground, in Shrewsbury. | |
A Home Office pathologist is expected to carry out a post-mortem examination later. The dead man has not been named. | |
'Vitally important' | |
Det Ch Insp Dave Andrews said the dispute happened at about 18:00 GMT on Tuesday. | |
"It appears there was a confrontation involving a number of people resulting in a man receiving stab wounds," he said. | |
He said one man was arrested at an address near Shrewsbury on Tuesday night. A second man was arrested in Shrewsbury at about 04:30 GMT and a third man was detained at 07:45 GMT in Telford. | |
The three suspects, all in their 20s, are being questioned at Shrewsbury and Telford police stations. | |
He added: "I am appealing for witnesses to contact the police as a matter of urgency. It is vitally important anyone present at the recreation ground comes forward without delay. | |
"We already have a number of witnesses but we want all those who were present during this disturbance to contact us now rather than the police coming to them in the coming days." |
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