Batemoor murder: Children pay respects to their dad as Sheffield police continue to quiz suspects over death

By Claire Lewis

Published 24th Jul 2022, 09:36 BST

Updated 24th Jul 2022, 11:31 BST

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The children of a dad murdered in Sheffield last night have paid their respects to him this morning.

The murder victim, who has not yet been named but was aged in his 50s, was found seriously injured in Bowshaw Close, Batemoor, at around 11pm yesterday.

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Emergency services were deployed but he could not be saved and was pronounced dead a short time later, triggering a murder probe.

Children of a man whose death is being treated as murder have paid their respects to their dad

Children of a man whose death is being treated as murder have paid their respects to their dad

Two men, aged 20 and 34, were arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in police custody this morning.

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In two heart-wrenching Facebook posts, the murder victim’s children paid their respects to their dad.

One wrote “RIP dad” with emojis of two white doves, while their sibling wrote “rest in peace dad” with an emjoi of a red heart.

Bowshaw Close is cordoned off and under police guard this morning, with a forensic tent marking the spot where the body was found last night.

South Yorkshire Police said: “Police officers are in the Bowshaw Close area carrying out their initial enquiries and are keen to hear from anyone with information about what happened.”

Call the force on 101 and quote incident 1,087 of July 23