A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an 18-year-old who was stabbed to death in Nottingham on Good Friday.
Matthew Rothery, whose identity was confirmed by Nottinghamshire police on Sunday, was found stabbed at a property on Woodborough Road in the city’s Mapperley Park area just before 1am on Friday.
He was treated at the scene and taken to Nottingham’s Queen’s medical centre, but died shortly after.
A 20-year-old man was arrested on Sunday night and taken into custody. Police told the Press Association they believed the attack was an isolated incident and the victim and his killer knew each other.
Supt Ted Antill, of Nottinghamshire police, said: “We continue to appeal to anyone with any information that could help, to contact Nottinghamshire police on 101, quoting incident 31 of 4 April. You can also contact Crimestoppers completely anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
On Friday, detectives from the East Midlands serious operations unit cordoned off a wide area around the scene of the killing, leading to a number of public transport diversions.
Photographs from the scene published on local media showed police walking in lines along Woodborough Road, apparently searching for evidence.
