Police identify man stabbed to death in South Yorkshire town

Stephen Riley was found injured in Darley Avenue in the Athersley area of Barnsley at around 11pm on Friday.

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The 43-year-old was taken to hospital but sadly died shortly after midnight on Saturday.

A post-mortem examination concluded that he died from a stab wound to his chest.

Detectives have arrested a 37-year-old Barnsley man on suspicion of murder in connection with Mr Riley's death. He is currently in custody.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Mr Riley’s family continue to be supported by specially-trained officers and we remain keen to hear from anyone with information which could assist our investigation.

“If you were in the Athersley area on Friday night and saw anything suspicious, please call 101, quoting incident number 1227 of June 26.”

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