Boy, 12, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman hit by car in Sheffield

Emergency services were called to the Greenhill area last night

Author: Jaimielee RendallPublished 6th Apr 2023
Last updated 6th Apr 2023

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman died in Sheffield.

Police were called to the Greenhill area last night after getting reports of a collision between a car and a woman in her 60s.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were also at the scene, where the woman died.

A 12-year-old boy was later arrested on suspicion of murder and possession of a bladed article. He remains in police custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Andrea Bowell said: “This will be a deeply distressing time for the families of those involved in this incident, and I would ask their privacy is respected as they seek to understand what has happened.”

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