Sheffield knife crime campaigner calls for 'highest possible' sentence for Gypsy Queen pub murderer

By Liam Fitzpatrick
Published 24th Nov 2022, 17:31 BST
Updated 24th Nov 2022, 17:31 BST
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A leading knife crime campaigner has called for a killer who murdered a man outside a Sheffield pub to be given the ‘highest possible sentence’.

Bovic Mupolo, aged 21, of Fleury Rise, Gleadless, Sheffield, was found guilty of murdering 26-year-old Macauley Byrne following an altercation outside the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton on Boxing Day last year. Sheffield Crown Court heard how Mr Byrne had suffered four stab wounds, with two of them proving fatal, as he staggered back into the pub and bled out profusely behind the bar.

Anti-knife crime campaigner Anthony Olaseinde said: “It’s really good news and I hope it sends a clear message to people. He should receive the highest possible sentence and I trust the judge will be fair and do the right thing”.

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He went on to warn that knife crime is rising at a worrying rate in Sheffield. He said: “The stats are showing an increase and things are getting worse. I think police now need to look at making sure they carry out stop and searches properly, making sure not just to target BAME people but being fair and making sure to catch people.”

Sheffield knife crime campaigner Anthony Olaseinde has called for Bovic Mupolo to be given the 'highest possible' sentence after he was convicted of murdering 26-year-old Macaulay Byrne outside the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield, on Boxing Day, 2021Sheffield knife crime campaigner Anthony Olaseinde has called for Bovic Mupolo to be given the 'highest possible' sentence after he was convicted of murdering 26-year-old Macaulay Byrne outside the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield, on Boxing Day, 2021
Sheffield knife crime campaigner Anthony Olaseinde has called for Bovic Mupolo to be given the 'highest possible' sentence after he was convicted of murdering 26-year-old Macaulay Byrne outside the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield, on Boxing Day, 2021

Mr Olaseinde called for a crackdown on possession of knives, saying that not enough is done to tackle the issue before people get hurt. He believes a first offence of possessing a knife should lead to a community service order and a second instance should be punished with four years in prison, arguing police are too lenient on possession.

Bovic Mupolo will be sentenced tomorrow, Friday, November 25, at Sheffield Crown Court and faces a maximum sentence of 25 years.