VIDEO: Woman murdered in Sheffield

Shocked eye witnesses told The Star the woman was attacked in broad daylight on Blackstock Road, Gleadless, earlier on today.

The incident happened outside the John O Gaunt pub and Gleadless Valley Methodist Church at around 11.55am.

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in police custody.

Police have cordoned off the area and officers flooded the estate as the investigation got underway.

A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: “At approximately 11.55am, today, Thursday, February 21, police received reports that a woman had been attacked on Blackstock Road in Sheffield.

“The woman, in her 40s, sustained stab wounds and died.

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i hate seeing things like this in my own city, im scared to think i might know them, yrs ago i lived up there and have even drank in the pub mentioned

Man in court over Sheffield stabbing murder

Police said they have reopened Blackstock Road but will remain in the area over the weekend
A 44-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman in Sheffield.

Dimitrina Borisova, 46, from Hillsborough, died from stab wounds after being attacked in Blackstock Road on Thursday.

Erhan Mehmedov, 44, from Blackstock Road, was remanded in custody by Sheffield magistrates and will appear at the city's crown court on 1 March.

A woman in her 70s is also being held in connection with the incident.

South Yorkshire Police said Blackstock Road had been reopened to traffic and police activity would continue in the area over the weekend.
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