DETECTIVES investigating a  fatal stabbing in Oldham town centre have arrested a suspect in Ipswich, Suffolk.

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It comes after a man in his 30s arrested on Saturday, May 28, was eliminated from the murder investigation.

At around 4.20am on Saturday, the emergency services received a report of an incident on Union Street.

They arrived to find a man in his 40s had been stabbed multiple times, including in the chest, after an altercation outside Restaurante Kilombo.

He was taken to hospital in a critical condition, but pronounced dead. 

His family have been informed.

Later on the same day, police revealed a man in his 30s was arrested.

But after an interview, he has been eliminated from the investigation.

Another man in his 30s, from Rochdale, was then arrested in Ipswich, Suffolk overnight into the Sunday.

He is expected to arrive back in Greater Manchester to be interviewed.

Detectives believe the suspect was known to the victim, and are not looking for anyone else at this time.

Detective Superintendent Simon Hurst said: "This is an extensive and complex investigation that has moved at some pace in the last 24 hours as our team of detectives continue to piece together the circumstances that has led to a man so tragically losing his life after a night out.

"We’ve spoken to some key witnesses so far who have been assisting us with our enquiries, and this has led to us arresting a local man who we believe had travelled down to the Ipswich area after this incident, before now being detained and brought back up to Greater Manchester.

"At this stage we are not looking for anybody else in connection to this fatal incident, but I do want anybody who has seen or heard anything that could be of importance to contact us so that we can ensure that all available lines of inquiry continue to be followed so that the man responsible is brought to justice."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, or to use the LiveChat on gmp.police.uk.

People can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.