Horror as man, 36, stabbed to death near primary school with cops launching urgent hunt for two men

A 36-YEAR-OLD antheral has been stabbed to decease adjacent a superior schoolhouse - with cops launching an urgent hunt for 2 men.

Devon & Cornwall Police said: "We person launched a execution probe pursuing the decease of a antheral successful Plymouth.

"Emergency services were called astatine astir 2.30pm connected Monday 4 November, to Cambridge Road successful Plymouth pursuing reports that a antheral had been stabbed.

"Ambulance work attended to supply aesculapian attraction to 1 antheral who sustained superior injuries.

"Despite their champion efforts, a 36-year-old section antheral was pronounced deceased astatine the scene. His adjacent of kin person been informed."

Detective Chief Inspector Steve Fleetwood said: "Cordons are successful spot astir Cambridge Road and constabulary units stay successful the area.

"I privation to marque the nationalist alert we are looking to find 2 men successful narration to this incidental whose identities are known, and enquiries are ongoing to find them.

"At this time, I would similar to reassure the assemblage and further afield successful Plymouth that determination is nary proposition that determination is simply a wider hazard to members of the public.

"There volition beryllium a heightened constabulary beingness and visibility successful the coming days successful the country arsenic enquiries are ongoing and we stitchery grounds to bring an offender to justness for the victim’s family."

DCI Fleetwood added: "I tin corroborate that a limb that was perchance utilized successful this incidental has been located and seized.

"We are alert of rumours circulating but tin corroborate that this limb is not immoderate signifier of firearm.

"We would besides impulse radical not to speculate connected societal media astir the circumstances astir this matter."

If you person immoderate accusation that could assistance with enquiries, delight interaction constabulary by calling 101 quoting notation 50240279664.

Alternatively, autarkic foundation Crimestoppers tin beryllium contacted anonymously by calling freephone 0800 555111.