Murder charges over South Yorkshire deaths

Two due in court over killings in Sheffield and Barnsley

South Yorkshire Police have charged two people with murder
Author: Richard MuriePublished 12th Aug 2023

Two people are due before magistrates today over two separate stabbings in South Yorkshire that've resulted in the deaths of two men.

The first's a woman aged 32 who's been charged over the death of 74 year old Roger Leadbetter, who was attacked whilst walking his dog in a park at Westfield in Sheffield.

The second's a man aged 21 accused of stabbing to death an as yet un-named 28 year old man at Newton Street in Barnsley - as well as carrying an offensive weapon in a public place.

Both incidents, which are not connected, happened on Wednesday evening.

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