London man found guilty of murder at party in Barnsley
It follows the stabbing of 26-year-old Lazarus Makono, also known as ‘Laz’
Last updated 28th Oct 2024
A London man has been found guilty of the murder of a man during a party in Barnsley earlier this year.
28-year-old Sipho Pfukani, of Luxembourg Mews, was on trial at Sheffield Crown Court following the stabbing of 26-year-old Lazarus Makono, also known as ‘Laz’ .
Both were at a party in Goldthorpe on February 21 this year.
Emergency services were called to the scene on Co-operative Street at 1:21am, finding Laz with fatal stab wounds to his side.
A second man, Terrance MIotshwa, 28, of Ripley Avenue in Derby, pleaded guilty to one count of assisting an offender and one count of fraud.
The pair will be sentenced on November 8.
Two women, aged 20 and 25, and a 32-year-old man who were previously arrested for assisting an offender, were all released with no further action.