Politiets kriminalteknikere sikrer spor etter trippeldrapet i Nottingham den 13. juni 2023. Foto: Jacob King / PA via AP / NTB.

Mannen (31) som mistenkes for tre drap i Nottingham tirsdag, er en vestafrikansk migrant med lovlig opphold i Storbritannia, dit han kom som tenåring.

31-åringen, som også er mistenkt for å ha skadet tre andre, var ustraffet men kjent for politiet, og den mentale helsen hans står sentralt i etterforskningen, opplyser Daily Mail.

Just what led to the brutal attack on multiple strangers during the early hours remains a mystery.

Due to the chaotic and random nature of the rampage, counter-terrorism officers travelled to Nottingham to help with the investigation but pulled back when the facts became clearer.

Chief Constable Kate Meynell told reporters the force were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incidents and no further arrests had been made.

To 19 år gamle dødsofrene, som begge ble knivstukket, er identifisert:

The attack began when two 19-year-old University of Nottingham students, identified as rising England hockey star Grace Kumar and talented sportsman Barnaby Webber were fatally stabbed as they returned home from a night out.

Britiske medier har offentliggjort bilder av Kumar og Webber.

En mann i 50-årene ble etter politiets oppfatning deretter 31-åringens tredje offer, innen han skadet tre andre med en varebil.

Ms Meynell said the body of another man, believed to be 54, was found in Magdala Road at around 5.30am by another member of the public. He had also been stabbed.

In a short statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Ms Meynell said the force believed the attacker then stole the older man’s van before driving it at pedestrians in Milton Street.

The vehicle was stopped by officers in Maple Street before the suspect was tasered and detained, Ms Meynell said.

Tilstanden for en av de tre skadede er kritisk, skriver Daily Mail.

Den arresterte vestafrikaneren skal ha en voldelig historikk, opplyser GB News.

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