Man stabbed to death in nightclub brawl

A party-goer was stabbed to death after a brawl between revellers at a Wolverhampton nightclub.

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A party-goer was stabbed to death after a brawl between revellers at a Wolverhampton nightclub.

Tom Kirwan was knifed outside the Uberra Club, off Wednesfield Road, off Wednesfield Road, after a brawl spilled from the venue out on to the street.

The busy Wednesfield Road remained closed to traffic this afternoon as police scoured the area to find the murder weapon or clues that could lead them to the 23-year-old's killer.

Detectives revealed that in the early hours of yesterday morning they had been alerted to "a serious disturbance" at the venue – the former Canal Club.

They arrived at the scene along with paramedics to find Mr Kirwan with serious injuries.

He was taken to New Cross Hospital at about 5am yesterday but died.