Police probe into death in Sheffield continues after man is arrested on suspicion of murder

A police probe into a death in Sheffield is continuing today after a man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Emergency services were deployed to a flat on Gell Street, Broomhall, after reports of an unresponsive man at 5am last Friday.

The 49-year-old, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene when paramedics arrived.

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South Yorkshire Police said ‘extensive enquiries’ are under way to ‘ascertain the exact circumstances’ surrounding the death.

A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

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