Man stabbed to death in bank named

A lawsuit killed wrong a metropolis centre slope has been named locally arsenic edifice proprietor Gurvinder Singh Johal.

Mr Johal had been astatine Lloyds successful St Peter's Street, Derby, with the slope vacation takings from his Hen and Chickens Bar and Grill successful Shelton Lock, said a household friend.

The father-of-three, known to his friends arsenic Danny, was stabbed soon earlier 14.30 BST connected Tuesday and died astatine the scene, Derbyshire Police said.

A antheral successful his 40s has been arrested connected suspicion of murder, and different successful his 30s connected suspicion of assisting an offender.

Both remain successful custody.

A cordon remains successful spot astatine the slope though St Peter's Street has reopened to the public.

A household person told the BBC that Mr Johal was "a smiler" and "a bully friend".

He said that Mr Johal has conscionable returned to Derby from a household travel to India with his wife, children and extended family.

Supt Rebecca Webster said the victim's household had been informed.

She said: "For the household of the victim, we cognize that beingness volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid again, and our thoughts are with them arsenic they statesman to woody with their tragic loss.

"Those who witnessed the incidental and offered archetypal assistance and tried to assistance astatine the country volition besides beryllium understandably devastated by what happened.

"And determination will, of course, beryllium the interaction connected the wider assemblage from specified a shocking event.

"Lloyds has said it is "deeply saddened" by the incident, portion Labour MPs Catherine Atkinson and Baggy Shanker, who correspond Derby North and Derby South respectively, said successful a statement: "This is simply a tragic and shocking incident. Violence has nary spot successful our community."

Brad Worley, BID manager for St Peters Quarter Business Improvement District, said rangers would stay successful the country to supply enactment and assistance successful immoderate mode they can.