Man found guilty over fatal stabbing in St Ann's underpass

A man has been convicted of manslaughter after he stabbed a 20-year-old in an underpass in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police said Marley Gascoine was attacked by Matthew Smith between Robin Hood Chase and Abbotsford Drive, St Ann's, on 10 November 2025. Gascoine stumbled from the underpass and collapsed outside an address in Abbotsford Drive, the force said. Police were called at 12:50 GMT and he died at the scene at 13:41. A jury at Nottingham Crown Court found Smith, 20, of First Avenue, Carlton, guilty of manslaughter and cleared him of murder on Friday following a three-week trial. He is due to be sentenced on 7 September. The force said CCTV showed both Smith and Gascoine were part of a group in the vicinity of the underpass from about 12:00 on the day of the fatal stabbing. Smith left the underpass on an e-bike with a pillion passenger and returned a short time later alone, police said. Officers said Smith was seen to exchange words with Gascoine before, moments later, Gascoine shouted out in pain and stumbled out of the underpass. Investigations found that Smith then travelled on an e-bike to a house in nearby Little John Walk. He left the address on foot a short time later