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| A 93-year-old is stabbed to death | |
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| A post-mortem examination is taking after a 93-year-old man was stabbed to death near his home. | |
| The man was found on a communal grassy area on Longridge in the Shaw Heath area of Knutsford, Cheshire, at 0850 BST on Saturday. | The man was found on a communal grassy area on Longridge in the Shaw Heath area of Knutsford, Cheshire, at 0850 BST on Saturday. |
| He had suffered a single stab wound. A kitchen knife covered in blood was found next to the body. | |
| Cheshire Police, who are appealing for information about the murder, say the man will be named on Sunday afternoon. | Cheshire Police, who are appealing for information about the murder, say the man will be named on Sunday afternoon. |
| A neighbour spoke of finding the body of the friend he had known for almost 40 years. | |
| 'Friendly man' | |
| Jim Comley, 76, said: "I looked through the window and thought I could see an old coat on the grass but then I went out and found him and called the police. | |
| "There was a knife just a yard from him. It was like a carving knife or kitchen knife, about six or seven inches long and one side covered in blood." | |
| The victim has been described by locals as "a friendly, loveable and kind man who never had a bad word to say about anyone". | |
| Officers said they will release the man's name once all his next-of-kin have been informed. |