Lancashire Police have named the man who died in the early hours of Saturday on a street in Bacup as 36 year old Luke Harden
Luke was found on Newchurch Road at 12.35am with paramedics giving CPR to him on the pavement.
Luke was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene. Our thoughts remain with Luke’s loved ones who are being supported by specially trained officers at this time.
A Home Office post mortem examination to establish the cause of Luke’s death was taking place this morning.
A 26-year-old man from Bacup and a 27-year-old woman from Bacup were arrested on suspicion of murder.
Detectives were last night granted a further period of detention and both suspects remain in custody.
In a tribute Luke’s family wrote: “There are no words to describe how devastated we all are. We wish our Luke could see the outpouring of love from everyone who knows him. He is and will always be special to us all, as a son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, uncle, boyfriend and friend. You will be forever in our hearts and minds, and we are comforted knowing we can shut our eyes and your beautiful face will always be smiling back at us. Rest in peace, our gorgeous Luke, until we will meet again.”
