A murder suspect has been arrested in Suffolk in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man outside a curry house in Oldham. The 31-year-old man, from Rochdale, is being questioned by detectives in connection with the murder, which took place on Union Street in the early hours of Saturday.
The victim, a man in his 40s from Oldham, was stabbed several times, sustaining a fatal wound to the chest, after a night out. Police say it's thought an 'altercation' took place close to Light of Bengal restaurant.
The victim was taken to hospital with critical injuries, but pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect, who was detained in Ipswich overnight, is expected to arrive at a Greater Manchester police station shortly for questioning. Police say at this stage they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.
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A man in his 30s arrested on Saturday on suspicion of murder has been 'eliminated from the inquiry'. A cordon remains in place on Union Street while evidence is still being gathered from the scene.
Detectives say they 'remain keen, however, to hear from anyone who may have been in Oldham town centre late on Friday night and into the early hours of Saturday morning'.
Det Supt Simon Hurst said: "This is an extensive and complex investigation that has moved at some pace in the last 24 hours as our team of detectives continue to piece together the circumstances that has led to a man so tragically losing his life after a night out.
"We've spoken to some key witnesses so far who have been assisting us with our enquiries, and this has led to us arresting a local man who we believe had travelled down to the Ipswich area after this incident, before now being detained and brought back up to Greater Manchester.
"At this stage we are not looking for anybody else in connection to this fatal incident, but I do want anybody who has seen or heard anything that could be of importance to contact us so that we can ensure that all available lines of inquiry continue to be followed so that the man responsible is brought to justice."
Anyone with information is urged to contact police via the LiveChat function on the GMP webiste, by calling 101 quoting incident 501 of 28/05/2022, or by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
