No charges yet over murder of man whose battered body was found in Sheffield suburb

Detectives are still investigating the murder of a man whose battered body was found on land in a Sheffield suburb 16 months ago.
By Claire Lewis
Published 30th Nov 2020, 11:08 BST
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Nadeem Qureshi was found seriously injured on land off Station Road, Deepcar, on July 24, 2019.

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He died a short time later and a murder probe was launched.

Nadeem Qureshi was found seriously injured in Deepcar, Sheffield, and later diedNadeem Qureshi was found seriously injured in Deepcar, Sheffield, and later died
Nadeem Qureshi was found seriously injured in Deepcar, Sheffield, and later died

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Mr Qureshi was found with injuries to his head, chest, abdomen and lower limbs in the attack.

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The 40-year-old, who served in the army when he was younger, was from Manchester but working in Sheffield when he was killed.

A total of seven arrests have been made in connection with his death so far.

Six men, aged 18, 22, 23, 34, 30, and 38, were arrested on suspicion of murder and released on bail.

One woman, aged 41, arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, has also been bailed.

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The suspects are from Bolsterstone, Lowedges, Deepcar and Manchester

Call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident 831 of July 24, 2019.

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