A 23-year-old man has died after being stabbed on the dancefloor of a nightclub in Birmingham on Boxing Day, West Midlands Police said.
Police were called to The Crane nightclub on Adderley Street in Digbeth just before 11.45pm to reports of the stabbing.
The 23-year-old victim was pronounced dead around 30 minutes later.
West Midlands Police said a murder investigation has been launched.
The incident happened during a Boxing Day event featuring well-known techno DJ Marco Carola, that started at 3pm.
Detectives are viewing CCTV from the nightclub and are urging anyone who was in the area at the time to get in touch.
Det Insp Michelle Thurgood, leading the investigation, said: “This was a young man enjoying himself with friends on a Boxing Day night out and our thoughts are with his friends and family today.
“We know there were hundreds of people in the nightclub at the time. While we’ve spoken to a number of them already, we still need to hear from anyone who was there and who witnessed or even filmed what happened.
“We believe that the victim was approached by a group of people, and was then stabbed, so we’re working hard to identify all of those involved.”
No one has been arrested at this stage, the force said in a statement on Tuesday morning.
