Senior detective speaks out after teenager is found guilty of murdering young Sheffield dad

A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty yesterday of the murder of Lewis Bagshaw, who was stabbed to death in Southey last July.

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The 21-year-old, who had a young son, was chased and stabbed twice in his chest before being found injured in Piper Crescent and taken to hospital where he later died.

Jurors heard that he was killed following a dispute which arose after his father, Daniel Cutts, was attacked by the 17-year-old dealer in a drugs row.

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The killer is to be sentenced next month.

Detective Chief Inspector Jude Ashmore said: “I would like to take this opportunity to offer my condolences to Lewis’ family, friends and loved ones. They have shown tremendous resilience and dignity throughout the police investigation and this trial, where they have had to listen to harrowing evidence from the night Lewis died.

“Our enquiries began after we received reports that a man had been stabbed on Piper Crescent. A number of officers attended the hospital where Lewis had sadly already been pronounced dead, where we received information that was to prove vital to the investigation.

“The early days of a murder inquiry are crucial, and the Southey area of Sheffield saw intensive police activity as we worked hard to understand exactly what happened to Lewis that night.”

Evidence gathered during the investigation revealed that Lewis had been driving around Sheffield with his friends on the day he died.

Several hours before the fatal stabbing, Lewis and his friends were parked on Crowder Road when a BMW containing the 17-year-old boy pulled up alongside them.

A heated argument followed, before Lewis and his friends left and drove away.

DCI Ashmore continued: “This argument, only a few hours before Lewis’ death, was of significance because it clearly showed the level of hostility between the 17-year-old defendant and our victim.

“The argument should have ended there, but instead culminated in the loss of a young man’s life.”