MURDER REACTION: Durrington residents speak of stabbing shock
Residents in Shelby Road have been left stunned after a 26-year-old man died from multiple stab wounds. Police had been called to the road at 10.42pm following reports of a fight in the street.
A murder inquiry has been launched and a 19-year-old Durrington man was arrested at the scene and remains in police custody.
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With their street now a murder scene, residents in Shelby Road are in shock.
One man who can see the bloodstained driveway where the stabbing happened from his home said: "It is horrific. Something like this happening literally on your doorstep - it's not good."
Another man, who returned from a night out to find the road lined with police vans and forensic teams, said: "I didn't know what to think, but when I found out I was pretty shocked. It's not the sort of thing you expect to see."
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Hide AdA disabled man who has lived in the road for nearly 30 years said he only found out about the murder when he saw it on the news.
He said: "Then I opened the curtains and saw the police vans. It is shocking. It's a shame because this street is getting a bad name."
Do you live in Shelby Road? What was your reaction when you found out about the stabbing?
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