Murder arrest after Lloyds customer killed in bank

A customer has been stabbed to death in a bank in a city centre.

The man, aged in his 30s, was assaulted inside the Lloyds bank in St Peter’s Street in Derby at about 14:30 BST on Tuesday, police said.

The pedestrianised street and nearby East Street remain taped off.

A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder, while another aged in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Both suspects were detained at about 18:00 at an address in Western Road, Normanton. They remained in police custody, Derbyshire Police said.

The victim was yet to be formally identified but his family had been made aware, the force added.

A spokesman said St Peter’s Street would remain shut for the rest of the evening.

Anyone with information about the stabbing has been asked to contact police.