Police hunt for Sheffield man continues after third anniversary of murder passes

Detectives investigating the murder of 47-year-old Shaun Lyall in July 2018 have named Sheffield man Abdi Ali as a ‘significant suspect’.

Mr Lyall’s body was found in his home in Cleethorpes on July 17, 2018.

He was battered to death and tortured with weapons including golf clubs, screwdrivers, a knife, scissors and a length of wood.

Craig Whittle, of Corporation Road, Grimsby, was jailed for life over the murder but jurors in his trial were told that he did not act alone and Sheffield man Abdi Ali was also involved.

Ali, 30, who is also known as Mohammed Ismail, Black Johnny, Gulaid and Madman, was born in Somalia but brought up in Sheffield, where he lived until he moved to the east coast in the summer of 2018.

He has links to Shirecliffe and Pitsmoor.

The motive for the attack is said to have been missing drugs and cash that Mr Lyall was supposed to have been looking after.

Despite repeated appeals for Ali to come forward to assist police with their enquiries, he continues to evade arrest.

Earlier in the investigation, Detective Inspector Becky Dickinson, from Humberside Police's Major Crime Team, said: “Our search for the main suspect in this murder investigation has taken us countrywide, and we have made extensive enquiries into his background, associates and lifestyle.

“We know that Abdi Ali is a habitual drug user, and we know he has links with the Somalian communities in Sheffield and London where he has family connections.

“He also has connections in Lancashire, Merseyside, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Lincolnshire, and Cleveland.”

She added: “It is clear to me that someone is helping or hiding Abdi Ali. I want to remind that person or people that in doing so they are too committing a crime.

“I want to appeal to the public not to approach Abdi Ali as he can be a dangerous man when confronted. Call the police first.

"The murder of Shaun Lyall was a heinous crime, and we have been working closely with his family and providing support to them through what has been a very difficult time.”

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