Sheffield man Jacob Billington’s cause of death confirmed as man charged over attacks

A man has been charged with the murder of a Sheffield man stabbed to death on a night out with friends.
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Zephaniah McLeod, of Nately Grove, Selly Oak, Birmingham, has been charged with murder and seven counts of attempted murder after a knife attack in Birmingham in the early hours of last Sunday.

The 27-year-old is due to appear at court today.

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Jacob Billington, 23, who lived and worked in Sheffield, died after being stabbed in his neck, a post mortem revealed.

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The Sheffield Hallam University graduate returned to the city last year to take up a post as a graduate intern at the university’s library.

He was on a night out with friends from Liverpool, where he grew up, when he was killed.

His friend Michael Callaghan, also 23 and a Sheffield Hallam University graduate, was seriously injured in the knife attack.

Three people arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released pending investigation.

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Detective Chief Inspector Jim Munro, leading the investigation, said: “Since these tragic events unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning we’ve had a team of officers working non-stop on the investigation.

“Our driving focus is to secure justice for the victims, their family and friends.”

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