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Stab victim's police call probed Stab victim's police call probed
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A man who was stabbed as he tried to stop a fight in a Lancashire park made a desperate call to police beforehand. A father-of-five made a desperate phone call to police just moments before he was stabbed as he tried to stop a fight in a Lancashire park.
Mohammed Raja Shafiq, 50, was hit on the head and stabbed at Thompson Park in Burnley on Tuesday. He later died. Mohammed Raja Shafiq was also hit with an iron bar in Thompson Park, Burnley on Tuesday. He died shortly afterwards.
Police admit they are "concerned about how Mr Shafiq was dealt with and have referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Police admit they are "concerned about how Mr Shafiq was dealt with" and have referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Four males, aged 20, 19, 19 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. Four males, aged 20, 19, 19 and 16, are being held on suspicion of murder.
A 17-year-old is being questioned on suspicion of violent disorder. A 17-year-old is also being questioned on suspicion of violent disorder.
Lake drained
A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "We can confirm that a phone call was received from Mr Shafiq during the afternoon of Tuesday, 4th March.A spokesman for Lancashire Police said: "We can confirm that a phone call was received from Mr Shafiq during the afternoon of Tuesday, 4th March.
Independent inquiry
"A review of that call and our response to it has caused us some concern and this afternoon we have referred that element of the investigation to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).""A review of that call and our response to it has caused us some concern and this afternoon we have referred that element of the investigation to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)."
Detectives are investigating whether the fight in the park was related to an alleged attack on Mr Shafiq's son five months ago.Detectives are investigating whether the fight in the park was related to an alleged attack on Mr Shafiq's son five months ago.
He was hit on the head with an iron bar and stabbed Mr Shafiq was hit on the head with an iron bar and stabbed
According to police about 10 people were involved in the fight on Tuesday afternoon but up to 50 others watched. According to police, about 10 people were involved in the fight but up to 50 others watched.
Mr Shafiq, a father-of-five from York Street, Nelson, was hit on the head with an iron bar and stabbed in the abdomen during the fight and died a few hours later in the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Mr Shafiq, 50, of York Street, Nelson, was hit on the head and stabbed in the abdomen during the fight. He was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital where he later died.
A nearby lake in the park has been drained in an attempt to find the weapons used in the attack, which police say was not racially-motivated. A lake in the park has been drained in an attempt to find the weapons used in the attack.
Mr Shafiq's son is believed to attend Burnley College, which backs on to the landscaped park.Mr Shafiq's son is believed to attend Burnley College, which backs on to the landscaped park.
Paternal intervention
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.
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 were at the scene on Wednesday night.
Family friend Shokat Malik, 42, from Burnley, said: "His son had phoned his father and said there was a gang of youths bullying him so his father rang the police and then made his own way over there as well."Family friend Shokat Malik, 42, from Burnley, said: "His son had phoned his father and said there was a gang of youths bullying him so his father rang the police and then made his own way over there as well."
Police are urging anyone with information about the attack to contact them.Police are urging anyone with information about the attack to contact them.