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Second murder arrest after man stabbed to death

News imageFamily handout/TVP A picture of Muhammad Noor Majid Butt, who is wearing a white shirt and black jacket. He has brown hair and a moustache. Family handout/TVP
Muhammad Butt's family said in a statement that they were "heartbroken"

A second teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died following a stabbing.

Muhammad Butt, 20, was found injured in an alley between Cutbush Lane and Gipsy Lane in Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, at about 16:25 BST on Saturday.

Two teenage boys, both from Reading, were arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday and Sunday respectively. The boy arrested on Saturday has been released on bail and the other remains in custody.

A third teenage boy, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender on Sunday and has since been bailed.

News imageA general view of a footpath in Lower Earley, largely covered in shade, with two large lights on either side of the path and three yellow markers with 6, 8 and 9 on them on the ground between them.
Police have arrested three people in connection to the fatal stabbing on Saturday

"Our family is heartbroken by the loss of our beloved son," Butt's family said in a statement released by Thames Valley Police (TVP).

"He was a kind, loving soul who always put others before himself and touched the lives of so many with his compassion and warmth.

"We ask for privacy and prayers as we grieve this unimaginable loss and honour his memory."

TVP's Det Insp Nick Hind said on Saturday that the force believed there was no threat to the wider public.

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