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| Police have arrested three people after a 50-year-old man was stabbed to death when he intervened in a fight in a park in Lancashire. | Police have arrested three people after a 50-year-old man was stabbed to death when he intervened in a fight in a park in Lancashire. |
| Mohammed Raja Shafiq, 50, was injured when he tried to stop trouble involving up to 50 people at Thompson Park in Burnley. | Mohammed Raja Shafiq, 50, was injured when he tried to stop trouble involving up to 50 people at Thompson Park in Burnley. |
| Mr Shafiq, from York Street, Nelson, was described as a "family man" and died on Tuesday night in hospital. | |
| Three males, including a 17-year-old and 18-year-old, are being questioned. | Three males, including a 17-year-old and 18-year-old, are being questioned. |
| Police said inquiries are being made to trace others they believed were involved in the incident at lunchtime on Tuesday. | Police said inquiries are being made to trace others they believed were involved in the incident at lunchtime on Tuesday. |
| A major incident room has been set up by officers in Burnley and a large pond near the scene of the fight is being drained. | |
| Mr Shafiq's home is about four miles from the park. | |
| Det Supt Mick Gradwell: "This is a very serious incident in Thompson Park. | Det Supt Mick Gradwell: "This is a very serious incident in Thompson Park. |
| "I appeal for anyone with information, or who may have seen this incident to come forward. | "I appeal for anyone with information, or who may have seen this incident to come forward. |
| "A 50-year-old man has died after it appears he intervened in an incident. | "A 50-year-old man has died after it appears he intervened in an incident. |
| "We are actively seeking others in connection with the stabbing." | "We are actively seeking others in connection with the stabbing." |