Seven arrested after teenager stabbed to death in  Derbyshire street

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Sunday, 29th December 2024, at 18:20hrs

Detectives continue to appeal for anyone with any information to come forward and speak to them

Seven people have been arrested as part of a murder investigation following the death of a teenager in Ilkeston. 

Named locally as 18-year-old Noah Smedley was found by officers with a stab wound on Saturday night shortly before 8:30pm following reports of a stabbing on Rose Avenue. Sadly he was pronounced dead in nearby Heanor Road a shirt time later.

In a statement released earlier, Derbyshire Police said:

“An investigation into the death of an 18-year-old continues today and officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

East Midlands Ambulance Service contacted police at 8.20pm on Saturday 28 December to reports that a man had been stabbed on Rose Avenue in Ilkeston.

On officers’ arrival at the scene an 18-year-old man was found with a stab wound, he died nearby on Heanor Road just before 9pm.

We are appealing to the public for any information that will assist with our enquiries. In particular we are seeking CCTV/doorbell footage and any dashcam footage between the times of 7pm and 9pm in the areas of Heanor Road, Rose Avenue, Summerfields Way, Kedleston Drive and Peveril Drive. 

Detective Chief Inspector Claudia Musson from the East Midlands Special Operation Unit, who is leading the investigation said: “We are in the very early stages of the investigation and we are treating it as an isolated incident.

“We are keen for anyone with information to contact us as a matter of urgency to assist with the inquiry into the death of this young man.”

Seven people are currently under arrest and remain in police custody.

Four 17-year-old boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder. A 52-year-old man, 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl have all been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Anyone with information or footage is asked to contact us using the methods below and quoting reference number 24*767926.