Witness reveals horror moment she found first victim of Nottingham rampage which killed uni pals, 19, and man in 50s
A WITNESS has revealed the horrific moment she found the first victim of a knifeman’s horror rampage through Nottingham.
University pals Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar, both 19, were killed in the horror – alongside a man in his 50s, who has not been named.
Cops launched a major incident as the horror unfolded – arresting a 31-year-old on suspicion of murder.
Tragedy first struck on Ilkeston Road just after 4am, with witnesses revealing how they heard “blood-curdling screams” as the students were attacked.
It’s believed they had been on the way home from a night out when they were knifed – with their bodies tragically found on the street.
A third-year student, 21, was the first person to come across the fatally wounded pair while getting an Uber home alone.
She told The Times: “We were driving past and saw this body in the road. The road was completely empty.
“At first I thought it was a mannequin but when the Uber driver swerved to avoid it I saw it was a body.
“The Uber driver called the police and I got out and ran towards the body.
“I was the first one there and I could see he wasn’t responding. He was face-up in a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
“You could see he was covered in stabbed wounds from his neck to his toes.
She added that after police arrived she had spoken to another young woman who had seen the attack from her window.
The student said: “She said they were walking and got into an argument with this guy.
“She said the argument got really heated and then the guy stabbed them.”
“You see someone your age and it could have been you. I was there a minute after it happened. No one was there to help.”
The third victim was found knifed to death on Magdala Road, where it is believed his van was stolen.
The van was driven to Milton Street, where three people were run over.
It was stopped on Maple Street, where the man was tasered and arrested on suspicion of murder.
Armed counter-terror cops later raided a home and battered down its door on Ilkeston Road, where the two students were found dead.