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| Police are investigating whether the fatal stabbing of a man in a park in Lancashire was related to an alleged attack on his son five months ago. | Police are investigating whether the fatal stabbing of a man in a park in Lancashire was related to an alleged attack on his son five months ago. |
| Mohammed Raja Shafiq, 50, was hit on the head and stabbed as he tried to stop trouble at Thompson Park in Burnley on Tuesday. | Mohammed Raja Shafiq, 50, was hit on the head and stabbed as he tried to stop trouble at Thompson Park in Burnley on Tuesday. |
| About 10 people were involved but up to 50 others watched, police said. | About 10 people were involved but up to 50 others watched, police said. |
| A lake is being drained in a search for the weapon. Five men are being held in connection with the incident. | A lake is being drained in a search for the weapon. Five men are being held in connection with the incident. |
| Lancashire police said the attack was not racially-motivated. | Lancashire police said the attack was not racially-motivated. |
| Mr Shafiq, from York Street, Nelson, was described as a "family man". He died a few hours after the attack in the Royal Blackburn Hospital. | Mr Shafiq, from York Street, Nelson, was described as a "family man". He died a few hours after the attack in the Royal Blackburn Hospital. |
| It is believed up to 10 people were involved in the violence and some people ended up in the boating lake, police said. | It is believed up to 10 people were involved in the violence and some people ended up in the boating lake, police said. |
| Mr Shafiq, a father-of-seven, was hit on the head with an iron bar and stabbed in the abdomen, police said. | |
| The victim's son is believed to have attended Burnley College, which backs on to the landscaped park. | The victim's son is believed to have attended Burnley College, which backs on to the landscaped park. |
| Police have cordoned off a grassy, flat bank next to the boating lake and forensic teams are at the scene. | Police have cordoned off a grassy, flat bank next to the boating lake and forensic teams are at the scene. |
| A pupil from Burnley College said he thought the victim's son had got involved in an argument and that his father had intervened. | A pupil from Burnley College said he thought the victim's son had got involved in an argument and that his father had intervened. |
| Det Supt Mick Gradwell, leading the inquiry, told the BBC that Mr Shafiq's family had been left devastated by his death. | Det Supt Mick Gradwell, leading the inquiry, told the BBC that Mr Shafiq's family had been left devastated by his death. |
| "There's probably about five to ten people who are actually involved in the incident," said Mr Gradwell. | "There's probably about five to ten people who are actually involved in the incident," said Mr Gradwell. |
| "But, yes, I can confirm that there may have been in total, say forty to fifty people who were in the park, possibly watching but not part of the incident. "So there are a lot of witnesses who have seen what's happened to Mr Shafiq. | "But, yes, I can confirm that there may have been in total, say forty to fifty people who were in the park, possibly watching but not part of the incident. "So there are a lot of witnesses who have seen what's happened to Mr Shafiq. |
| "Anybody who is aware of what happened before, during or after, I really want to hear from, and urge them to come forward." | "Anybody who is aware of what happened before, during or after, I really want to hear from, and urge them to come forward." |