{"id":28818,"date":"2024-12-29T09:48:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T14:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28818"},"modified":"2024-12-29T09:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T14:48:17","slug":"three-arrested-for-murder-after-christmas-day-pub-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/12\/29\/three-arrested-for-murder-after-christmas-day-pub-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Three arrested for murder after Christmas Day pub row"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man who was hit by a car on Christmas Day died.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Kirk Marsden, 37, was injured outside The Gate bar on the corner of Moorgate Street, Blackburn, just after 16:45 GMT on Wednesday following reports of a row, Lancashire Constabulary said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The force said a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday evening, with a 58-year-old man of no fixed address and a 35-year-old man from Blackburn having also been arrested on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Marsden&#8217;s family said he was &#8220;a well-loved son, brother and uncle who will be sorely missed&#8221;, adding: &#8220;Rest with your dad now in heaven.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The family said: &#8220;To our hero, spread your wings far and wide, your partner Leanne and your babies love you millions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You really were like no other, goodnight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Police said the 58-year-old man had been released on conditional bail, while the other two men who were arrested remained in custody.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-19w8cxh-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\" data-component=\"subheadline-block\">\n<h2 id=\"Isolated-incident\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span role=\"text\">&#8216;Isolated incident&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Marsden, who was from Blackburn, suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He died in the early hours of Boxing Day at Royal Preston Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Officers recovered the vehicle from a car park in Brindle Street. The force said it had been driven away from the bar on to Livesey Branch Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Det Ch Insp Bryony Midgley said the case was being treated as an &#8220;isolated incident&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The force has appealed for anyone who witnessed what happened to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cz7q801qpyxo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man who was hit by a car on Christmas Day died. 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