Boy, 15, arrested after fatal stabbing of Sheffield teenager as fears grow in city over knife culture

Police are investigating the second fatal stabbing of a teenager in Sheffield in a week have arrested a 15-year-old boy.

A murder inquiry was launched following the death of another 15-year-old in the Lowedges area of the city.

Officers received reports at around 7.50pm on Thursday that the teenage boy had been stabbed, South Yorkshire Police said.

He was taken to hospital but died an hour later.

Police have now arrested a teenager on suspicion of murder.

‘A 15-year-old boy, from Sheffield, is now in police custody where he will be questioned by officers, on suspicion of murder,’ said South Yorkshire Police.

The latest stabbing has raised fears of a growing knife culture in Sheffield, amid concerns over the explosion of fatal stabbings in London.

Chief Superintendent Stuart Barton said: ‘I fully understand the concern, alarm and fear that our local communities will have on hearing of this crime.

‘My thoughts are with the young man’s family at this devastating time, and, while the investigation is in the early stages, I would ask anyone who may able to assist with any information to please make contact with us.’

The death of the teenager came two days after the death of 19-year-old Ryan Jowle, in the Woodhouse area of the city.

Mr Jowle died at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital on Wednesday morning, South Yorkshire Police after he was stabbed at around 11.10pm on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of murder following his death, the force said.

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The man remains in custody, and the woman has been released on police bail.

Sheffield commander Mr Barton said the number of knife-related incidents in the city in recent months is a ‘huge concern’.

In Lowedges on Friday, the scene of the boy’s death was marked with a white forensics tent on the side of the main A61 route from Sheffield to Chesterfield.

One carriageway of the road remained closed as part of a large police cordon in the area.

Images have been posted on social media of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance landing at the scene on Thursday evening.