Police seek murdered man's bike

Luke Campbell was found dead in a garden alongside a railway track

Police investigating the murder of a 20-year-old man found stabbed to death in a Dorset garden are searching for his green BMX bike.

Luke Campbell, known to friends as Luka, was found at the back of a semi-detached house in the Boscombe area of Bournemouth on Saturday morning.

Police want to know if anyone saw him cycling in Cleveland Road, St Clement's Road or Walpole Road on Friday evening.

They have not yet recovered his Apollo Awesome BMX bike.

Mr Campbell, of St John's Road, Boscombe, was found at the bottom of a communal garden behind the property, which comprises of several flats.

His body was found by a walker. Post-mortem tests revealed he died from a stab wound to the chest.

Dorset Police said search work was continuing at the house by specialist officers.

A "finger-tip search" of nearby St Clement's Church was also being carried out, they said.

'Isolated incident'

Meanwhile, British Transport Police are searching a railway line that borders the property, on the junction of St Clement's Road and Cleveland Road.

Mr Campbell was in his first year at Bournemouth University, studying a four-year degree in IT and business studies.

Professor Jim Roach, dean of the School of Design, Engineering and Computing, said: "We are all very shocked by the news of Luke's death.

"Our thoughts are with Luke's family and friends at this time. We are working to support our students and staff who have been affected by this tragic news."

Det Ch Insp Neil Redstone, who said Mr Campbell's death was believed to be an "isolated incident", appealed for the public's help.

"I also need to hear from anyone who has seen the green BMX bicycle - or has information about its whereabouts - since that time," he said.

An inquest into Mr Campbell's death was due to be opened on Monday afternoon.