Sheffield: Murder probe after man, 24, dies in park

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Police at the scene in Netherthorpe, Sheffield on 9 MarchImage source, BBC/Tom Oakley
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Police at the scene in Netherthorpe, Sheffield on 9 March

Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 24-year-old man in a Sheffield park.

Emergency services were called to The Ponderosa in Netherthorpe at about 04:30 GMT on Saturday to reports a man had suffered stab wounds.

South Yorkshire Police said he died at the scene.

Formal identification of the victim has not yet taken place, a force spokesperson said, and the man's family was being supported by officers.

A scene remains in place at the park near Oxford Street.

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Police said a man was found with stab wounds in The Ponderosa in Sheffield

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