Nottingham tram fatal stabbing suspect released without charge
A suspect held on suspicion of murder after a man was fatally stabbed on a tram has been released without charge.
Police said Kyle Knowles boarded a tram in Nottingham armed with a knife and began an unprovoked attack on a passenger on 26 June.
The passenger, a man in his 20s, sustained stab wounds defending himself and in the struggle, Mr Knowles was stabbed with the knife.
The man was arrested but officers have concluded he acted in self-defence.
Mr Knowles had boarded the tram in Bulwell, before it came to a stop in Highbury Vale in Basford.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A murder investigation was launched and police conducted interviews with passengers and witnesses on the tram, in addition to looking through CCTV.
Nottinghamshire Police said the suspect was recalled to prison because he was in breach of his licence for an offence committed in 2016.
However, the force said he was not wanted for any outstanding crimes at the time.
The man has now been released without charge, after police sought advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
'Deeply distressing incident'
Supt Chris Pearson described the investigation as "meticulous".
He said: "Our thoughts remain with the family, and everyone affected by this tragic and deeply distressing incident, which resulted in the loss of a young man's life.
"Keeping people safe in our city and communities is our priority and we will continue to do all that we can to target the minority of people who carry or use knives."
The attack happened less than two weeks after Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates were killed in the Nottingham attacks by Valdo Calocane.
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