First picture of man killed in Sheffield city centre fight as suspect is arrested in Germany

A man who died after a fight in Sheffield has been named by the police.
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Xiangyu Li, aged 26 and originally from China, was found unconscious at the junction of Union Street and Charles Street in Sheffield city centre in the early hours of Tuesday.

Despite efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sheffield murder victim Xiangyu Li.Sheffield murder victim Xiangyu Li.
Sheffield murder victim Xiangyu Li.
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A post mortem examination revealed he died of head injuries.

Mr Li was living in Kent prior to his death.

It has not yet been revealed why he was in Sheffield on the morning that he was killed.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday.

The man, a Chinese national residing in Sheffield, remains in custody in Germany at this time and once returned to the UK will be processed in line with usual procedures.

Anyone with information should call 101.