Student found stabbed to death in Walker has been identified by police
Sijabuliso Nkala, 24, was found in bushes next to the popular tourist trail with with a single stab wound to the chest at around 11am on Thursday.
Katie Davies
Scene of a fatal stabbing on a footpath near the Oval in Walker
A student found stabbed to death on the C2C cycle path has been identified by police.
Sijabuliso Nkala, 24, was found in bushes next to the popular tourist trail with a single stab wound to the chest at around 11am on Thursday.
Officers attempted CPR but he was pronounced dead at the scene close to the Oval in Walker, Newcastle.
Police described the victim as a 6ft tall black male who was bald with a heavy build.
He was a student at Newcastle University and living in Jesmond, Newcastle.
Man stabbed to death in Walker
Detective Superintendent Roger Ford said: "Enquiries are ongoing into this incident and we are appealing for anyone with any information that could help us with our enquiries to get in touch with us as soon as possible.
"We are treating the man's death as unexplained and an investigation is underway to find out how exactly he has died.
"He was wearing a red cycle style jacket, dark combat style shorts, black gloves and white tennis style shoes. He was riding a Carrera mountain bike.
"Enquiries indicate that the man was on the cycle path from around 9am on Thursday morning and we want to hear from anyone who might have been in the area and who might have seen this man to come forward and speak to us.
"The path is popular with joggers, dog walkers and people on their way to work and I would appeal to anyone who thinks they have any information to contact us as soon as possible."
The student's bike was left at the scene.
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