A Lancashire nurse was stabbed in a horror attack at a hospital and died in the emergency unit where she worked.
Doctors and nursing colleagues battled in vain to save the life of nurse Jane Clough, 26, after she was stabbed in the chest outside Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Detectives later arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of attacking Jane, 26, in the staff car park outside the hospital at 8.30 on Sunday.
Lancashire police said he was held at an address in Barrowford, near Nelson, at around 7.30am today (MON).
It is thought that Jane may have known the suspect, a paramedic, who was until recently based at the hospital until he was transferred to duties elsewhere.
Two police forensic unit crime scene tents were erected at the car park in Whinney Heys Road, one covering two vehicles parked in residents-only spaces and the other nearby.
Marie Thompson, Director of Nursing at Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We would like to offer our sincerest condolences to the nurse's family, friends and work colleagues at this difficult time."
A spokesman for Lancashire Constabulary said; "A man, of no fixed address, was arrested by officers approximately at 7.30am in Barrowford, Nelson.
Det Chief Inspector Neil Esseen, who is leading the investigation, added: "We have launched a murder inquiry following this incident and I would appeal for anyone with information to get in touch with us as a matter of urgency."
Simon 'A Paramedic', Lancashire around 1 year, 6 months ago