In pictures: Nottingham attack shakes city to core
Nottingham residents woke up on Tuesday to discover their city had been transformed into a major crime scene.
During a series of violent attacks in the early hours, in which both a knife and van were used as weapons, three people were killed and another three were injured.
Two university students, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, who were both 19, and school caretaker, Ian Coates, 65, were stabbed to death. A van was driven at three people waiting at a bus-stop. All three were taken to hospital, one is said to be in a critical condition.
A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder and detectives are working to uncover how and why the violence occurred.
The violence began at around 04:00 BST on Ilkeston Road just outside the city centre, where police investigations carried on throughout the day.
One of those killed in the first attack was Barnaby Webber, 19, a history student at the University of Nottingham.
Grace O’Malley-Kumar, 19, who was studying medicine, was killed alongside Mr Webber, reportedly as they walked home.
The third victim of the Nottingham attack was Ian Coates, a school caretaker at Huntington Academy in the city
Mr Coates was found dead at Magdala Road, an area which became another focus of police activity.
At around 05:30, three people were injured – one seriously – when a van was driven at them as they stood at a bus stop near the Theatre Royal.
Armed police officers were seen across the city throughout the day.
A forensic team was also seen inspecting a white van believed to have been used in the attack.
Several roads were closed throughout Tuesday, and forensic officers were seen gathering evidence from where the attacks unfolded.
Tributes were left on Magdala Road, where Ian Coates was found dead from knife injuries
Nottingham, including the more than 50,000 students who call the city home, is struggling to come to terms with the incident.
A church vigil was held for people to pay their respects to those killed and injured in the attack.
A banner outside Nottingham’s City Council buildings
The death of two teenagers from the university has sent shockwaves through the city’s younger population.
Nottingham Police, supported by counter-terror officers, are still trying to establish a motive for the attack.
Players, officials and fans attending the Rothesay Open 2023 at the Nottingham Tennis Centre on Wednesday stopped for a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of the attacks.
