Police search for murder weapon

Matthew Pike died from stab wounds

Police investigating the murder of a 20-year-old student in Nottingham are looking for bloodstained clothing and the weapon used to stab him.

The body of Matthew Pyke, from Stowmarket, Suffolk, was found in his flat above the Orange Tree pub on North Sherwood Street on Friday.

Detectives said it was possible Mr Pyke was not killed in a random attack but knew the person who stabbed him.

A detailed and extensive forensic examination of the scene is continuing.

Police officers are conducting door-to-door inquiries.

Det Ch Insp Tony Heydon, who is leading the investigation, said: "Matthew was a young man with his whole life ahead of him, and we are doing everything we can to catch the person responsible for his murder.

"We still haven't recovered the weapon used to murder Matthew and want anyone who has seen or found a bladed weapon, possibly bloodstained, to contact detectives immediately."

The 20-year-old was about to start a degree at Nottingham Trent University.