COPS have charged a man and woman with murder after a model, 36, was found fatally injured on a town street.
Officers on patrol found Luke Harden fighting for his life on Newchurch Road in Bacup, Lancashire, at 12.35am on Saturday.
Despite their best efforts, Luke was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
Lancashire Police arrested a 26-year-old man and 27-year-old woman on suspicion of murder.
Bhekisani Matabiswana, of St James Street, Bacup, and Natalie Chadwick, 27, of Hamerton Green in the town, have now been charged with murder.
They are due to appear at Blackburn Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
A Home Office post mortem examination took place on Sunday and Luke’s cause of death is currently “unascertained”.
Luke’s family paid a heartfelt tribute to him, saying he was “special”.
They 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.”
A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “Although two people have been charged, we are still asking for anyone who has information that would help our investigation to come forward.
“We are particularly keen to hear from any witnesses or anyone with dashcam or doorbell footage covering the area between 11.45pm and 12.35am to come forward.
“We also want to hear from anyone who was in the Rosemount Working Men’s Club on Friday night who we haven’t already spoken to.”
