Sacad Ali stabbing: Homicide detectives make fifth arrest after Sheffield park attack

A fifth arrest has been made by detectives investigating the death of a man who died in a Sheffield park after being stabbed multiple times.

Sacad Ali died from his injuries after he was found in Ponderosa Park in the Netherthorpe area of ​​the city on Saturday, March 9. The 24-year-old’s death prompted a homicide investigation that led to several arrests. So far, three people have been charged with the murder.

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with murder along with Rebecca Moore, 24, of Springvale Walk, Sheffield.

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All three have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Sheffield Crown Court next Friday (May 24). A fourth arrest on March 15 saw a 19-year-old arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. He has since been released on police bail and now a fifth arrest has been made.

On Thursday (May 16), a 46-year-old man was arrested by police on suspicion of assisting a criminal in relation to Sacade’s death. He has since been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police added: “We continue to urge anyone with information about Sacade’s death to contact us via our public major incident portal.”

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