Five people have been arrested and a restaurant has had its licence suspended following a death in Milton Keynes.
On December 27, 28-year-old Nagiib Maxamed suffered fatal stab wounds in an attack at the Atesh restaurant in Grafton Gate East.
In the days that have followed, police have made multiple arrests and Atesh has come under fire for the way it handled the incident.
See below for the latest details on the investigation.
What happened?
At around 1.30am on Monday, December 27, Mr Maxamed and another man were assaulted at Atesh.
The pair were rushed to Milton Keynes University Hospital, but on Tuesday, December 28, Mr Maxamed died from his wounds.
The other victim, who has not been named, has now been discharged from hospital.
Mr Maxamed’s family are being supported by specially trained officers, and a post-mortem examination found that he died from a stab wound to the chest.
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Are there any suspects?
So far, police have made five arrests in connection with the murder investigation.
On January 4, police in Birmingham arrested a 29-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, both from the Birmingham area, on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
On January 5, a 25-year-old man from Birmingham was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
On January 6, two 21-year-old men from Birmingham were arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police are yet to charge any of the five suspects, all of whom remain in police custody.
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Why has the restaurant’s licence been suspended?
On Tuesday 4 January, Milton Keynes council made the decision to suspend Atesh’s licence in response to an urgent request from Thames Valley Police.
The licensing committee panel found that the licensing objectives for the prevention of crime and disorder and public safety were “not being met” by the venue.
At the meeting, the panel was told by Thames Valley Police how the restaurant’s management failed to immediately release CCTV footage when asked by officers. It also heard that the management failed to report the incident to the emergency services.
Police told the panel that management failed to shut down the event in which the incident took place, only doing so when police insisted.
The meeting also heard that of the 10 door staff on duty that night, two were not carrying Security Industry Authority licence badges, and others were not wearing the badges correctly. Police also explained that none of the security staff were wearing body cameras on that night.
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What has Atesh got to say for itself?
Speaking at the meeting, Mr Ates, the owner of Atesh, said he was “very sad” about the death of Mr Maxamed.
He said he wanted to “work with the police” in its investigation, adding he had spoken with officers “every day”.
When Mr Ates learned someone was hurt on the night, he claimed the venue stopped selling alcohol and tried to keep the customers inside. He said: “I asked if someone called the police and they said, ‘yes’. I was shocked as well, and I wanted to make everybody safe.
“I told security to take everyone inside because now we had to find out what happened. I told the staff to stop selling alcohol at the bar.
“Police came to me and said: ‘We have to close’. And I said: ‘Yeah, we are going to close – but there are a lot of people inside and we want to make the people safe’. I didn’t want people to be panicked.
“When I saw the police came, I told the DJ: “Stop the music now, we are going to close.”
He added: “We want to help [police] to find out. We have to stop knife crime.
“They think we didn’t help, the police – that’s not true. I want to work close with them. What they ask, everything I’ve given to them. I have nothing to hide.”
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Anyone with information about the incident should call Thames Valley Police on 101 quoting ref: 43210581126, or online via the TVP website.
If you have information but do not wish to speak with police, you can report anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111, or online.
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