A murder investigation has been launched, and a man hunt is under way, after a man was stabbed to death in Norwich.

It comes after police were called to Paragon Place at 6.44pm on Friday.

Despite the efforts of emergency services, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The area has been cordoned off while police investigations continue.

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Detective Superintendent Dave Freeman said it was an isolated incident and urgent inquiries were ongoing to find the suspect.

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He said: "We understand this is a deeply concerning incident and we are working hard to locate the suspect.

"A number of police resources have been deployed to the scene and we are in the early stages of our enquiries to establish the circumstances around this incident.

"At this time I do not believe there to be any wider risk to the public.

"This happened during daylight hours and there would have been people in the area.

"I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the incident or saw anything suspicious to contact police."

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