Bristol community shocked after St Paul's stabbing

A police cordon on Ashley Road and Grosvenor Road has since been lifted

A community has been left "shocked" at another fatal stabbing in a city where three lives have already been lost this year due to knife crime.

A 30-year-old man died after being attacked in the St Pauls area of Bristol on Tuesday evening.

The attack came the night before an open letter calling for knife crime in the city to be stopped was published.

One St Pauls resident said the incident is a "flashback" after the nearby murder of 19-year-old Eddie Kinuthia.

Police officers believe Tuesday's attack happened near the junction of Ashley Road and Grosvenor Road, where the victim sustained life-threatening injuries during an altercation, and later died in the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

A 43-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of murder, remains in police custody.

"It's just shameful someone else has got stabbed - the flowers for Eddie are still here. It's like a flashback," said St Paul's resident, Eric.

Eric says it's "shameful" another person has been killed in the area

"But I really think people are the product of their environment.

"The area is clearly not in the best shape and obviously it's a disgrace that it comes out of here, it doesn't look good for the community," he continued.

"I'd say if there was more security in the area, stuff like this definitely wouldn't happen."

Another local resident, Carl, added: "It's a great community here and people look after each other, it's just mad to see another stabbing.

"There was one just a few months ago in the same area. It's shocking to everyone around here."

Mr Davis says the community is not to blame for the recent knife crime in the area

Dan Davis, who lives in St Pauls, says he came across the scene whilst cycling home on Tuesday evening.

"The whole street was cordoned off and there were blue lights everywhere," Mr Davis said.

"It's bad news, another stabbing. It's not the kind of frenzy we want to see happening, but I don't think you can blame it on the community.

"They're just incidents, and we have to take each incident by itself," he added.

Bristol Commander Supt Mark Runacres said he does not believe Tuesday's incident poses a risk to the wider public.