A young man has died after being stabbed on a dance floor at a club in Birmingham yesterday.
The 23-year-old was on a night out at Crane in Digbeth with friends on Boxing Day (December 26) at the time.
West Midlands Police having launched a murder investigation though no arrests have been made at this stage.
Emergency calls were made just before 11.45pm but the man - who has not been named - was pronounced dead around 30 minutes later.
His family has been told and will be supported by specialist officers.
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Detectives are viewing CCTV from the nightclub and are urging anyone who was in the area at the time to get in touch.
Det Insp Michelle Thurgood, leading the investigation, said: “This was a young man enjoying himself with friends on a Boxing Day night out and our thoughts are with his friends and family today.
“We know there were hundreds of people in the nightclub at the time.
"While we’ve spoken to a number of them already, we still need to hear from anyone who was there and who witnessed or even filmed what happened.
“We believe that the victim was approached by a group of people, and was then stabbed, so we’re working hard to identify all of those involved.”
The venue was hosting an event featuring Italian DJ Marco Carola and British artists Steve Lawler and Mason Maynard on the night in question.
Video from inside the club taken before the stabbing and shared on The Crane's Instagram page shows crowds of people enjoying the music amid flashing lights.
Anyone with information has been asked to get in touch via Live Chat, quoting log 3792 of 26 December.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
