Nottingham: Man attempted break-in at care home before stab victim found dead
Nottinghamshire Police release updated timeline of events that saw three people killed and three injured.
A man matching the description of a murder suspect allegedly attempted to force his way into Seely Hirst House on Mapperely Road. Seely Hirst House is a residential home, which houses vulnerable and homeless people in Nottingham.
Video footage obtained by Sky News, shows the man reach up to enter the house through a window before being pushed back out by an unseen person.
He looked for another entrance then stood by the window before moving off. The man is believed to be the suspect in the Nottingham attacks and the video was shot just moments before he left for Magdala Road where the first victim was attacked.
Nottinghamshire Police have released an updated timeline of events as they unfolded on Tuesday June 13.
Barnaby Webber, 19, Grace Kumar, 19, and Ian Coates were all fatally stabbed during the attacks which also saw a van driven into three pedestrians.
Officers said the man was denied entry at the supported living complex on Mapperley Road, which was not reported to police at the time.
Two University of Nottingham students were stabbed to death on Ilkeston Road and a call was made to police at 4.04am.
A man who was later found dead with knife injuries on Magdala Road, less than a mile away from Mapperley Road, has been named as school caretaker Ian Coates.
Officers believe a van was stolen from Mr Coates and driven into three pedestrians on Milton Street at around 5.30am on Tuesday, which has left one man in critical condition.
The vehicle was abandoned by the driver on Maples Street, who then approached officers with a knife. A 31-year-old man was Tasered and arrested on suspicion of murder.
Nottinghamshire Police confirmed is it continuing to work with counter-terror police and is keeping an “open mind” over the motive for the attack.
The force also dismissed reports that calls were made to police before the two students were killed on Ilkeston Road, which they said “is not the case”.
Kate Meynell, chief constable at Nottinghamshire Police, said: “My thoughts are with all the families affected by this shocking series of events.
“It is unimaginable to understand what they are going through.
“I am very aware of the impact that these horrendous crimes will have had not only on Nottingham and Nottinghamshire but also across the whole country.
“I am determined that we will work with community members, students from both universities and others impacted to reassure and support them. It is important that as a city we stand together.”