16-year-old boy who was stabbed to demise in Northampton on Wednesday afternoon has been named by police as Rohan Shand.
Identified affectionately as Fred, he died from a single stab wound to the chest within the city’s Kingsthorpe suburb shortly after 3.35pm regardless of the very best efforts of paramedics.
The boy’s household have been stated to be “devastated” at his demise within the incident on Harborough Street, near the junction with The Cock Lodge.
4 males, aged 14, 16, 21 and 49, have been arrested on Wednesday in reference to the demise and stay in custody.
That is an exceptionally unhappy and tragic incident and understandably has had a big impact on the neighbourhood and wider group
A forensic autopsy carried out on Thursday by a House Workplace pathologist recognized the only stab wound as his reason for demise.
Formal identification has not taken place however the boy’s household have been knowledgeable and are being supported by specialist officers.
Northamptonshire Police requested for his or her privateness to be revered and urged the general public to not share “insensitive posts and pictures” on social media to keep away from inflicting “extra misery”.
Detective Inspector Simon Barnes, the senior investigating officer, stated: “Our ideas proceed to be with Fred’s household and associates as they attempt to come to phrases along with his demise.
“That is an exceptionally unhappy and tragic incident and understandably has had a big impact on the neighbourhood and wider group and we all know individuals are very shocked and upset by what has occurred.
“Our officers stay within the Kingsthorpe space and anybody with any considerations is inspired to talk to them as they are going to be completely happy to assist.
“We’d additionally once more attraction to anybody who might have info and who has but come ahead to please achieve this.
“You probably have personal CCTV footage or a dashboard digital camera, we wish to hear from you.
“Your footage might present priceless info which may assist us piece collectively what occurred across the time of Fred’s assault.”
Anybody with info or CCTV, doorbell, or dashcam footage of the world on the time have been requested to name Northamptonshire Police on 101, quoting incident quantity 23000174855.
