Brianna Ghey, aged 16, suffered fatal stab wounds in an incident at Linear Park in Culcheth, Cheshire on Saturday, February 11.
Two 15-year-olds, a boy and a girl, have been arrested on suspicion on her murder and remain in police custody.
A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in Chelmsford on the evening of Sunday, February 12.
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the boy’s death.
As concerns are once again raised about knife crime, and children and young people arming themselves with a blade, here are the details of every stabbing The Star has reported on since the beginning of last year.
Where possible, we have included incident numbers for anyone wishing to pass information on to South Yorkshire Police, which you can do by calling the force on 101.
Alternatively, if you wish to give information anonymously, you can contact independent charity Crimestoppers via their website – www.crimestoppers-uk.org – or by calling their UK Contact Centre on 0800 555 111.
While we endeavour to report on every incident of violence in Sheffield, there may be some we are not aware of. Email [email protected] with the details of any knife attack we have missed out.
A 16-year-old boy has died after being stabbed in Chelmsford on the evening of Sunday, February 12.
![Emergency services were called on Thursday, July 14, at around 7.35pm to reports a man had been injured in the Wicker area of the city.
A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with suspected knife wounds](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmExZmJkZTM2LTFmY2YtNDZhNy1iZWQyLWQ2NzU1NDdhMTA5Zjo3ZDg1MGYwYS1lYzM4LTQ0YzMtYTg4Yi03OGE1MGQ3ZjNjMDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
9. Wicker near Sheffield city centre on Thursday, July 14, 2022
Emergency services were called on Thursday, July 14, at around 7.35pm to reports a man had been injured in the Wicker area of the city. A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with suspected knife woundsPhoto: Google
![Saira Ali, aged 47, was found seriously injured with multiple stab wounds, predominantly to her chest and neck, at her home on Cromford Street, Highfield, Sheffield, in the early hours of Sunday, June 5, 2022.
During Ms Ali's inquest in November 2022, Sheffield Coroners' Court was told that Ms Ali’s husband, Vahid Kabiri, had been the one to raise the alarm, and in a call to the police at around 3.10am, was recorded as saying: “I did a murder, can you come and arrest me please?”
Giving evidence, Detective Constable Lisa Glover, the investigating officer, told Sheffield Coroners’ Court that when the operator asked Kabiri, 43, who he had murdered he stated “my wife,” adding that he had killed her using a knife. Emergency services arrived on the scene a short time after the call, but despite the best efforts of medics – both at the scene and at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital – Ms Ali was pronounced dead shortly after 4am.
Following a post-mortem examination, Pathologist, Dr Naomi Carter, concluded that Ms Ali’s cause of death was ‘stab wounds to the neck and chest’.
Kabiri was found hanged in his cell at HMP Doncaster on July 1. Det Con Glover said Kabiri is believed to have taken his own life.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAwYmNmOWYyLTRlOGItNDAzOS1iY2RkLTEwNjdmODg4MWVlOTozNTgzYjZhNi0yMWQ0LTRiYzctOGUyNy02ODliZjE0ZDEyYTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
10. Cromford Street, Highfield on Sunday, June 5, 2022
Saira Ali, aged 47, was found seriously injured with multiple stab wounds, predominantly to her chest and neck, at her home on Cromford Street, Highfield, Sheffield, in the early hours of Sunday, June 5, 2022. During Ms Ali's inquest in November 2022, Sheffield Coroners' Court was told that Ms Ali’s husband, Vahid Kabiri, had been the one to raise the alarm, and in a call to the police at around 3.10am, was recorded as saying: “I did a murder, can you come and arrest me please?” Giving evidence, Detective Constable Lisa Glover, the investigating officer, told Sheffield Coroners’ Court that when the operator asked Kabiri, 43, who he had murdered he stated “my wife,” adding that he had killed her using a knife. Emergency services arrived on the scene a short time after the call, but despite the best efforts of medics – both at the scene and at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital – Ms Ali was pronounced dead shortly after 4am. Following a post-mortem examination, Pathologist, Dr Naomi Carter, concluded that Ms Ali’s cause of death was ‘stab wounds to the neck and chest’. Kabiri was found hanged in his cell at HMP Doncaster on July 1. Det Con Glover said Kabiri is believed to have taken his own life.Photo: Submit
![Carlo Gianinni, aged 34, was killed in Manor Fields Park, off City Road, on Thursday, May 12, 2022. His death so far remains undetected. Arrests have been made but nobody has yet been charged.
Following a new appeal for information by South Yorkshire Police, Carlo’s mum, Rosalba Galluzzo, from Italy, shared her heartbreak in a Facebook post. She said: “I am Carlo’s mother, our life stopped for six months. Try to imagine what we felt when they told me on the phone that they killed my Carletto.
“You can’t die like that, whatever happened, people don’t kill. My Carlo won’t come back to life but it’s not right that evil goes unpunished. May he find peace, my Carletto.”
Carlo, an Italian chef, lived and worked in Sheffield.
DCI Rebecca Hodgman, leading the police hunt for the killer, said: “What if this was one of your family members. Would you want someone to come forward?
“It’s really difficult for me to get my head around the fact we have a man killed in the middle of Sheffield and absolutely nobody is coming forward to talk about it.”
Carlo was caught on CCTV cameras entering Manor Fields Park at 5am on Thursday, May 12 at 1.18am but his movements up until his death are unknown. CCTV trawls, witness appeals and evidence gathering are yet to establish what happened that morning, and how he came to be stabbed.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBlYjhlZDAzLTI1NzItNDhjMy1hZjAxLTQ0NmFmYTg1ZTNmYTphNjZmODM2OS03OTVhLTQ2ODYtYTY1Zi01YzA1ODZhNTYyYjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
11. Manor Fields Park on Thursday, May 12, 2022
Carlo Gianinni, aged 34, was killed in Manor Fields Park, off City Road, on Thursday, May 12, 2022. His death so far remains undetected. Arrests have been made but nobody has yet been charged. Following a new appeal for information by South Yorkshire Police, Carlo’s mum, Rosalba Galluzzo, from Italy, shared her heartbreak in a Facebook post. She said: “I am Carlo’s mother, our life stopped for six months. Try to imagine what we felt when they told me on the phone that they killed my Carletto. “You can’t die like that, whatever happened, people don’t kill. My Carlo won’t come back to life but it’s not right that evil goes unpunished. May he find peace, my Carletto.” Carlo, an Italian chef, lived and worked in Sheffield. DCI Rebecca Hodgman, leading the police hunt for the killer, said: “What if this was one of your family members. Would you want someone to come forward? “It’s really difficult for me to get my head around the fact we have a man killed in the middle of Sheffield and absolutely nobody is coming forward to talk about it.” Carlo was caught on CCTV cameras entering Manor Fields Park at 5am on Thursday, May 12 at 1.18am but his movements up until his death are unknown. CCTV trawls, witness appeals and evidence gathering are yet to establish what happened that morning, and how he came to be stabbed.Photo: Submit
![A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the force was contacted at 8am on Wednesday, May 11 by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to inform them of a reported stabbing on Wilcox Road in Fox Hill.
The spokesperson said officers attended and found a man in his 20s ‘with what appeared to be stab wounds being treated by ambulance staff’.
He was taken to hospital to be treated for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
Two people, a man aged 26 and a 19-year-old woman, have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Call police quoting incident number 166 of May 11.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE1NzlhNTRkLTRkZTItNDRhZC1iMjM3LWExNDMyN2JmMGU3MDpiZGIzZDA5MC04ZmY5LTQ2MWQtOGFhYS1jZWNjY2E4ZWI2MzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
12. Wilcox Road in Fox Hill on Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said the force was contacted at 8am on Wednesday, May 11 by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to inform them of a reported stabbing on Wilcox Road in Fox Hill. The spokesperson said officers attended and found a man in his 20s ‘with what appeared to be stab wounds being treated by ambulance staff’. He was taken to hospital to be treated for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Two people, a man aged 26 and a 19-year-old woman, have been arrested in connection with the incident. Call police quoting incident number 166 of May 11.Photo: Submit