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A man was stabbed to death in a fight on a Birmingham street in the city’s THIRD fatal knife attack in barely 24 hours.

The 23-year-old victim died following a fracas in Twickenham Road, Kingstanding, just before 1pm on Saturday.

Police launched a murder investigation and the scene was sealed off for forensic examination.

Other officers were conducting door-to-door inquiries as stunned residents stood outside their homes watching on.

It was not clear how or why the fight started but two people were arrested.

Det Insp Harry Harrison, of Force CID, said: “Enquiries are currently on-going into the circumstances leading up to the incident and two people are in custody.”

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Officers were already investigating a double stabbing in which a man died outside The Forge Tavern pub in Digbeth at around 4.30am on Saturday.

The second man was injured and was being treated in hospital.

And a 65-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Chelmsley Wood early on Friday.

A woman aged 35 was arrested in connection with his death and several streets were sealed off. She remained in custody on Saturday.

There was also a knife attack at the giant Merry Hill shopping centre, near Brierley Hill, on Saturday morning.

A 19-year-old was arrested but the victim’s condition was not known.

A dog walker who saw the police activity in Kingstanding told the Mail: “I was walking my dog in Finchley Park next to Twickenham Road and heard a commotion at about 1pm.

“The next thing, I heard police cars, ambulances and the air ambulance.”

Police were expected to remain at the scene for several hours.

Officers were also continuing their investigations into the stabbing outside the Forge Tavern.

Factory nightwatchman Dean Martin said he heard screams between 3am and 5am but thought nothing of them.

He said: “It was girls screaming and shouting really loudly.

“I didn’t think anything of it and didn’t go out and just thought it was people leaving The Rainbow club.”

Mail readers expressed shock at the string of stabbings.

Hannah Macdonald wrote: “What the hell is going on – four stabbings in two days.”

And Lisa Seabright added: “Birmingham is going crazy with these stabbings. It’s awful reading this daily recently.”