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A man at the centre of a murder investigation in east Lancashire has been named locally.

Emergency services attended Newchurch Road , in Bacup, Rossendale, in the early hours of Saturday morning (November 1).

Paramedics tried to resuscitate a man in the street at 12.35am, but he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.

He has since been named locally as Luke Harden. Tributes have poured in for Luke following the tragedy, Lancs Live reports .

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Luke, who was known to friends as 'Duke', was described as the 'life and soul of the party' in a series of heartbreaking posts.

Marco Darko Smith wrote: "Dear my friend Luke, the most handsome lad on Facebook. F***er! I heard news this morning that I wish wasn't rea

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