The incident took place at around 12.50am on Sunday, November 13. A total of 10 people were arrested in connection with the incident and seven remain in custody, as three have been released on police bail. Detectives revealed that some of the witnesses were 'difficult to work with' due to their fears and anxieties.

Just a month earlier, two Welsh scholars assaulted some passing students who raised a “hue”, at which point a student from Durham attempted to intervene and was beaten to death. In the spring of 1303, student Adam de Sarum was playing with a ball in the street when he was set upon by a trio of Irish scholars, who stabbed him in the face and throat.Alex was stabbed out of CCTV view, to the chest by Muinami, causing an immediate catastrophic injury. Electrician Alex Innes, 25, had been stabbed and died at the scene. In a tribute, his family said: "There will be a huge hole in all of our hearts forever, but we will always continue to share memories of you." Each case provides a glimpse of the dynamics that created a burst of violence on a street in England some seven centuries ago,” Eisner added. Our thoughts remain with the family of Mr Innes’ at this difficult time. We have made ten arrests in connection with this incident and we do not believe this was a random assault.

We do not have any evidence to show juries wilfully lied, but many inquests will have been a 'best guess' based on available information,” said Cambridge historian and co-researcher Dr Stephanie Brown. Turning to deaths and serious assaults linked to drugs, gang violence and knife crime, Mr Barber cited launch of Operation Deter in Milton Keynes and Berkshire.

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Lauren Compton said: “Heart-breaking to find out you are gone Alex and I’m so sorry this happened to you. You were so pure, so kind, there was nothing you wouldn’t do for anyone. By the early 14th century Oxford was one of the most significant centres of learning in Europe. The city had a population of around 7,000 inhabitants, with perhaps 1,500 students. He refused to leave his cell for some of the days of the trial, so we've never had an account to work from, from him in relation to what happened." A medieval university city such as Oxford had a deadly mix of conditions,” said Prof Manuel Eisner, murder map investigator and Director of Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology.