Tributes continue to pour into former Big Issue seller found dead in Sheffield house

The body of Robert Marcin Kostucha, aged 42, was discovered in Sackville Road, Crookes, at around 1.30am on Saturday, November 30 after emergency services were alerted to a fire in the terraced property.

A post-mortem examination proved inconclusive, but the death is being treated as suspicious and four suspects – two men, aged 35 and 38-years-old, and two 19-year-old women – were arrested on suspicion of murder over the weekend.

They have since been released under investigation.

Further tests are to be carried out on Mr Kostucha’s body to determine the exact cause of death.

Mr Kostucha, who was originally from Poland, was a former Big Issue seller.

Posting on Facebook, Kay Simpson said: “So sad to hear this. Me and my partner always stopped to chat to him and buy a Big Issue. He seemed such a gentle soul.

“Always pleasant and polite. May he rest in peace.”

Abigail Barragry added: “Always so polite and friendly. I remember when he started selling the Big Issue and could only say 'how you are?' “Before long he could have a little chat and always had a humble smile. Really sad to hear this.”

And Rhoda Henderson described him as a ‘caring and sensitive soul’.

Anyone with information should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111, quoting incident number 81 of November 30.