Man arrested after fatal stabbing in Coventry

A 23-year-old has been detained.

Author: Molly HookingsPublished 6th Apr 2023
Last updated 6th Apr 2023

A 23-year-old man has been arrested after another man was fatally stabbed this morning (6 April).

Police were called to Upper Wall Street just before 2:40am and found a man in his 2-s with serious injuries.

He died a short time later.

A second man was discovered with hand wounds and taken to hospital for treatment.

The 23-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

Superintendent Ronan Tyrer said: This is a tragic death of a young man and out thoughts are with his friends and family at this devastating time.

"We currently have a man in custody, but we're still in the very early stages of our investigation to establish exactly what happened and why."

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