Gypsy Queen murder: Man charged in probe into fatal stabbing of Coley Byrne at Sheffield pub

Detectives investigating a Boxing Day murder in Sheffield have charged a man as part of the police probe.
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Macaulay Byrne, known as Coley, died after he was stabbed in an attack at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton at around 10pm on Boxing Day.

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Violence flared inside the pub and spilled onto the car park.

Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, SheffieldMacaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield
Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield
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South Yorkshire Police said Coley, aged 26, sustained ‘multiple stab wounds’.

He was taken to hospital from the pub on Drake House Lane but could not be saved.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with assisting an offender it has been revealed.

Layton Morris, of Sidney Street in Rotherham, is due at Sheffield Magistrates' Court today.

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DCI Mick Hakin, leading the police probe, said: “I know incidents like this can have a devastating impact on the wider community, and I want to reassure you we are doing everything we can to bring those responsible to justice.

“We believe this was an isolated incident with no risk to the wider community.”