Teenage boy, 16, arrested on suspicion of killing Sheffield dad Ricky Collins

Police were called to reports of a disturbance at a house on Westthorpe Road, Killamarsh, at around 10pm on March 29.

Derbyshire Police has now confirmed Mr Collins was found seriously injured near the junction of Westthorpe Road and Upperthorpe Road earlier that evening.

The 31-year-old was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital but could not be saved.

Officers have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of murder, and a 43-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender. They are both from the Sheffield area, and remain in police custody.

Detective Inspector Chris Marriott, of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: “While we have arrested two people, and believe it to be an isolated incident, we are continuing to investigate a number of lines of inquiry and continue to appeal for any witnesses or anyone who has information about what happened to contact us.”

Sheffield dad Ricky was described as having a 'heart of gold' by one of his oldest friends and hundreds of tributes were left on social media following his death.

Many described him as an ‘amazing daddy’ to his and a ‘lovely boy’.

Willy Collins, who was a close friend of Ricky and the son of the late ‘King of Sheffield’ Willy Collins, has paid tribute to a man he said was ‘like a brother’ to him.

He said: “We grew up together and were really close. He will be really sadly missed in Sheffield as a lot of people liked him.

“He was always smiling, a really happy chappy and a good person. It is just tragic what has happened to him.

“Ricky was really well known in Sheffield and had a heart of gold.”

Ricky’s friend Maria Sheeran posted on Facebook: “Absolutely no words. Sleep tight Ricky.”

She described him as ‘the most amazing daddy’ to his son.

Keisha Deanne said she was ‘heartbroken’ at the death and Kenzie New added: “Best hearted always go first. Cruel world we live in. My heart goes out to his family and son.”

Bernadette Bashforth described the death as ‘so sad’ and Kathleen Mcdonagh described it as ‘so, so cruel’ before posting “RIP beautiful angel’