A man who was stabbed to death outside a curry house in Oldham has been named as Paulo Da Silva.
A murder investigation was launched after Mr Da Silva, who is aged in his 40s, sustained a fatal wound to the chest in the early hours of Saturday morning (May 28) after a night out. Police said an 'altercation' was thought to have taken place close to the Light of Bengal restaurant on Union Street.
Mr Da Silva was taken to hospital with critical injuries, but was tragically pronounced dead on arrival. A spokesperson for Manchester North Coroners' Court confirmed that the coroner has received a referral in relation to his death.
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An inquest will open at a later date. On Sunday, police said a murder suspect had been arrested in Suffolk overnight. The 31-year-old man, from Rochdale, remains in custody where he is being quizzed by detectives, the force told the Manchester Evening News today.
Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. A man in his 30s arrested on Saturday on suspicion of murder was 'eliminated from the inquiry'.
Det Supt Simon Hurst said: "This is an extensive and complex investigation that has moved at some pace in the last 24 hours as our team of detectives continue to piece together the circumstances that has led to a man so tragically losing his life after a night out.
"We've spoken to some key witnesses so far who have been assisting us with our enquiries, and this has led to us arresting a local man who we believe had travelled down to the Ipswich area after this incident, before now being detained and brought back up to Greater Manchester.
"At this stage we are not looking for anybody else in connection to this fatal incident, but I do want anybody who has seen or heard anything that could be of importance to contact us so that we can ensure that all available lines of inquiry continue to be followed so that the man responsible is brought to justice."
Anyone with information is urged to contact police via the LiveChat function on the GMP webiste, by calling 101 quoting incident 501 of 28/05/2022, or by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
