Tributes to 'amazing lad', 20, stabbed to death as four teens arrested on suspicion of murder

Tributes are being paid to a 20-year-old who was stabbed to death in Tameside on Friday night.

Dylan Keelan died after being attacked on Cheetham Hill Road in Dukinfield at about 9.30pm.

Four teenage boys, two aged 16 and two aged 17, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

They remain in police custody for questioning.

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Dylan's cousin, Zo Wardle, told the Manchester Evening News: " Dylan was an absolutely amazing lad, he was polite and well mannered, caring, and funny. He had his whole life ahead of him."

A close friend told the M.E.N. he was attacked in a shop after a party.

She said: "He was a really nice lad, well known in the area."

Heartbroken friends have been paying tribute to Dylan on Facebook.

Keira Brown posted: "RIP Dylan Keelan.

"Such heartbreaking news! You were one of the most amazing people to walk this earth. Devastated."

Courtney Arrowsmith wrote: "Rip Dylan Keelan. Such a nice lad and so young.

"This world is cruel & the people living in it are worse. You didn’t deserve this."

Another wrote: "RIP Dylan Keelan, cruel, cruel world. Taken far too young."

On Saturday morning a police scene remained in place on Cheetham Hill Road and nearby residents spoke of their shock.

One residents said: "I kept seeing cars coming up and down this road, some were even reversing and then I got a call from my son saying there’s been a stabbing.

"It’s quite shocking. Especially in this area where most of the people who live here are elderly."

A resident who lives just off Cheetham Hill road, said: "It’s a shocker. You just don’t expect it on your door step.

"What are they carrying knives for?"

Another woman who lives just