Friends have paid tribute to a 'kind and loving,' murder victim who was stabbed in the chest on a Reading street today.
Police were called out to Managua Close in Caversham just before 1am after 24-year-old Yannick Cupido was stabbed in the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A close friend of Mr Cupido said this afternoon: 'Everyone in the area knew and loved him. He loved making everyone laugh and he would always make sure that everyone was fine.
'He was more of a brother than a friend to everyone around here.'
The death came just hours after Thames Valley Police had issued a Section 60 order for the area, giving officers extra powers to stop and search people suspected of carrying weapons.