Clutching onto flowers and wiping away tears, crowds turn out to vigil to remember victims of brutal Nottingham attacks

Clutching onto flowers and wiping away tears, crowds turned out to a vigil to remember the victims of the brutal Nottingham attacks on Tuesday evening (June 13).

Two university students, aged 19, were found unresponsive after being stabbed before another man in his 50s was also found dead with knife injuries following the violent rampage across the city in the early hours of Tuesday.

One man was also left in a critical condition with two others injured after a van, thought to have been stolen by the suspect from the victim in his 50s, was driven directly at them before being stopped by police.

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A man, aged 31, was later detained by police officers on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. Police held a press conference on Tuesday evening and gave updates on the investigation.

At the same time, emotional crowds, including devastated students, gathered to pay tribute to the victims of the attack at St Peter's Church, as flowers were lay down among lit candles.

The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Rt Revd Paul Williams, said the impromptu service was an opportunity to 'pray for those whose lives have so cruelly taken away'. The bishop also said the city was 'in collective shock and disbelief'.

Nottingham City Council leader David Mellen told the BBC: "Nottingham is a city where people get on well together, where people live in harmony, people work together. To have this shocking incident break into the harmony is truly awful and whatever the motives we would want to stand against them."

While many attended in person, a number of mourners attended virtually as the vigil was live-streamed online.

One mourner commented: "Absolutely