An Indian-origin teenage university student, described as a talented hockey player, has been named locally on Wednesday as one of the three victims of a frenzied series of attacks on the streets of Nottingham, central England.

Grace O’Malley Kumar, 19, was reportedly with fellow University of Nottingham student cricketer friend — Barnaby Webber, also 19 — when the as-yet-unnamed attacker is said to have fatally stabbed the duo in the early hours of Tuesday.

Nottinghamshire Police said the 31-year-old suspect, who remains in custody, then went on to stab a man in his 50s to death and also attempted to run over three people — still in hospital — with a van stolen from that man.

“We are keeping an ‘open mind’ and are working alongside Counter Terrorism Policing to establish the facts — as we would normally do in these types of circumstances,” Kate Meynell, Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police, said in a statement.

“A dedicated team of detectives is investigating the circumstances surrounding these incidents and will continue to gather evidence over the coming days,” she said.

While the victims are yet to be formally named by the police, local media reports from Nottingham have thrown light on some information on Grace Kumar — who is believed to be the daughter of London-based doctor, Dr Sanjoy Kumar. He is being dubbed a “hero” doctor who saved the lives of some teenage stab victims in his local surgery back in 2009.

Tributes have been pouring in for Grace, who played for the England under-18s hockey team and was also a cricketer.

“We are all deeply saddened by the news of the tragic death of Grace Kumar in Nottingham on Tuesday,” England Hockey, the sport’sgoverning body, said in its tribute.

Woodford Wells Cricket Club in Essex described Grace Kumar as a “fiercely competitive, talented and dedicated cricketer”.

Earlier, the University of Nottingham confirmed the “sudden and unexpected death” of two of its students.