New Year's Day murder in Sheffield unsolved after nine years

Joshua Green, aged 27, was killed in an attack on the dance floor of a city party venue on January 1, 2012.

The dad was on a night out at a R 'n' B party at the Stars and Mayfair venue on Queens Road when he was knifed during a disturbance.

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Friends, relatives, fellow revellers and staff battled to revive him but he could not be saved.

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Joshua, from Manor Park, Sheffield, was stabbed once in his neck and twice in his back.

When officers arrived at the scene, further fights broke out and officers had to use CS gas to restrain some of those involved.

During an inquest into Joshua's death, it was revealed that in the chaos afterwards as party-goers fled, they trampled through the crime scene - making it difficult for forensic evidence to be recovered.

Over 400 people were captured on CCTV cameras entering Stars and Mayfair but nobody has yet been charged over the killing.

A knife arch was installed as a security measure ahead of the event but a blade was still able to be carried inside.

Detectives who investigated the murder spoke of their ‘frustration and disappointment’ at the time that a number of those at the venue, who may have witnessed the stabbing, failed to come forward.

At the inquest, Detective Inspector Steve Handley said: “There were people reluctant to speak to the police because of how they live their lives.

“People who did want to were reluctant because of fear and concern because of some of the elements within the club.

“Certainly there was a mist of fear of intimidation.”

Recording a verdict of unlawful killing after the inquest, Sheffield coroner Chris Dorries said: “This is not the sort of matter police ever give up on.

“The people involved know they have done it and will have to wait and eventually face a knock on their door.”

Anyone with information about the murder should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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