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| Prayers said for murdered student | Prayers said for murdered student |
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| Prayers have been said at a Lancashire school where a murdered teenager was due to sit his exams. | |
| Sam Brown, 16, died from a single stab wound outside his home in Cockerham Walk in the Grange Park area of Blackpool on Monday. | Sam Brown, 16, died from a single stab wound outside his home in Cockerham Walk in the Grange Park area of Blackpool on Monday. |
| He was due to take his English GCSE exam with classmates at St Mary's Catholic College on Tuesday. | He was due to take his English GCSE exam with classmates at St Mary's Catholic College on Tuesday. |
| A 28-year-old man was also stabbed in the incident, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | A 28-year-old man was also stabbed in the incident, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. |
| Officers are looking for a third man over the attack, and are due to question the injured man later. | Officers are looking for a third man over the attack, and are due to question the injured man later. |
| He was not your typical lippy 16-year-old... he was a sensible one, a nice kid Maria HallNeighbour | He was not your typical lippy 16-year-old... he was a sensible one, a nice kid Maria HallNeighbour |
| Sam finished school last week and had taken a part-time job in a supermarket. He was hoping to train as a plumber. | Sam finished school last week and had taken a part-time job in a supermarket. He was hoping to train as a plumber. |
| The teenager died outside the family home after neighbours tried in vain to resuscitate him. | |
| Neighbours described Sam as a "decent young lad" who would run errands to the local shops for them. | Neighbours described Sam as a "decent young lad" who would run errands to the local shops for them. |
| Paul Tampin, who lives nearby, said: "He was a very pleasant boy, he would do anything for anybody and was always polite. | |
| "I've never seen him get into trouble - if anything he was a peacemaker." | "I've never seen him get into trouble - if anything he was a peacemaker." |
| A second neighbour, Maria Hall, said: "He was not your typical lippy 16-year-old, I know it sounds daft but he was a sensible one, a nice kid." | A second neighbour, Maria Hall, said: "He was not your typical lippy 16-year-old, I know it sounds daft but he was a sensible one, a nice kid." |
| Sam's family home has been cordoned off while police carry out investigations. | Sam's family home has been cordoned off while police carry out investigations. |
| Det Ch Insp Neil Esseen, of Lancashire police, said: "We've launched a murder investigation and are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen anything to come forward. | Det Ch Insp Neil Esseen, of Lancashire police, said: "We've launched a murder investigation and are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen anything to come forward. |
| "We believe someone may have seen something." | "We believe someone may have seen something." |