THE 20-year-old victim of the stabbing at De Monfort University has been named as a cyber security student.
Khaleed Oladipo died in hospital from a fatal stab wound to the chest, as an 18-year-old boy is arrested in suspicion of murder.
Khaleed was living in Leicester while studying and he was heading home from watching last night’s Aresnal game when he was stabbed to death.
Four ambulances and an air ambulance were scrambled to the city centre and Khaleed was rushed to hospital – but he sadly died a short time later.
In a heartbreaking tribute, Mr Oladipo’s family said: “We cannot begin to put into words how sad we are to have lost Khaleed. He was an extremely loved son, brother, uncle, boyfriend and friend.
“Khaleed was a good boy who loved his family. He was in his second year at university, and we were so proud of him.
“One of his main passions was football and he had played since the age of four. He was an Arsenal supporter and we believe he was on his way home to watch the game later that night when he was stabbed and killed.
“We want to thank the members of the public who stopped to try and help Khaleed and the ambulance service and hospital staff who did all they could to try and save him.
“We are also really grateful to the police for their efforts in the investigation so far to ensure the person responsible is brought to justice. We are struggling to understand why anyone would do this.
“We know getting justice for Khaleed will not bring him back but we will make sure that he gets the justice he deserves.”