Two charged with murder after Eastwood stabbing

A MAN and woman have been charged with murder after another man was stabbed to death in Eastwood.
The scene on MondayThe scene on Monday
The scene on Monday

Emergency services were called to a house in Denman Street on Sunday night following reports of a 26-year-old being seriously injured.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and his family are expected to travel over from Lithuania today (Wednesday).

A postmortem carried out on Monday night concluded that the victim, who is yet to be formally named, died from a stab wound to the chest.

Dimitrijus Jakimovas (32) and Indre Barysaite (29), both of Denman Street, have been charged with murder.

They are due before magistrates in Sheffield today.

Detectives remain keen to hear from anyone with information. Call 101 or speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111, quoting incident 800 of November 10. 

You can also submit information online via the Major Incident Public Reporting site by clicking here.

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