WOODTHORPE MURDER: Tributes continue to pour in for young man stabbed to death in Sheffield

Tributes are continuing to pour in for a young man stabbed to death in Sheffield.
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Jordan Marples-Douglas, aged 23, was stabbed in a property in Woodthorpe Road, Woodthorpe, on Friday, March 6.

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Paramedics were alerted to the stabbing but Jordan could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A man was stabbed to death in Woodthorpe, Sheffield, on Friday, March 6A man was stabbed to death in Woodthorpe, Sheffield, on Friday, March 6
A man was stabbed to death in Woodthorpe, Sheffield, on Friday, March 6

A police murder probe was launched and the house was immediately sealed off as officers preserved the crime scene and started to piece together the circumstances surrounding the knife attack

No arrests have yet been made.

Flowers been left at the murder scene and those who knew Jordan have been paying tribute to him online, with Charlotte Amy describing him in a Facebook post as ‘loved by so many’.

She said: “Such a sweet boy, his heart was always in the right place. He’s loved by so many and will be missed.”

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Deanna Paige Fowler branded Jordan’s killer a ‘scumbag’ in her post.

She said: “Literally heart wrenching. I hope the scumbag gets what he deserves. Jordan was such a lovely lad, always had a smile on his face. Why him?”

James Smith said Jordan will be ‘missed by loads’ and Ammie Bryan described him as a ‘lovely lad’.

Leah Victoria Marshall posted: “We are absolutely heartbroken. It’s a cruel, sick world we live in.”

Anyone with information about the incident should call South Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 856 of March 6.

Crimestoppers can also be contacted on 0800 555 111.