Three people killed in UK's Nottingham knife assaults, inclu

One of three victims of a frantic wave of knife assaults on the roads of Nottingham in central England, which have frightened the nation, was identified on Wednesday as a teen medical student of Indian descent who is also reportedly a gifted hockey and cricket player.

19-year-old cricket player Grace O'Malley Kumar was with 19-year-old Barnaby Webber when the as-yet-unidentified criminal is believed to have stabbed and killed the pair early on Tuesday.

According to Nottinghamshire Police, the 31-year-old suspect, who is still in custody, continued by fatally stabbing a man in his 60s and attempting to run over three patients who were still hospitalized using a van that had been stolen from that guy.

“I know the whole house will want to thank the emergency services for their ongoing response to the shocking incident in Nottingham yesterday. Our thoughts are with those injured and with the families of those who lost their lives,” said British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the start of the House of Commons session on Wednesday.

Suella Braverman, the UK Home Secretary, later updated Parliament on the "horrific events" and reaffirmed that it is not currently being viewed as a terrorist incident.

“I can tell the House that the police are working flat out to establish the full facts and provide support to everyone affected. They are currently keeping an open mind as to the motives behind these attacks but I can confirm Nottinghamshire police are being assisted in their inquiries by counter-terror police. Though, this does not mean that it is currently being treated as a terrorist attack,” said Braverman.

The third victim, 60-year-old neighborhood school caretaker Ian Coates, was the owner of the van that police suppose the attacker robbed and used to take down three individuals who are still in the hospital. According to the minister, a knife was the weapon used in the incidents where two of the people attacked were students at Nottingham University.

“We are keeping an ‘open mind’ and are working alongside Counter Terrorism Policing to establish the facts – as we would normally do in these types of circumstances,” Kate Meynell, Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, said in a statement.

“A dedicated team of detectives is investigating the circumstances surrounding these incidents and will continue to gather evidence over the coming days,” she said.