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Sheffield news: LIVE updates as Damien Bendall is due in court accused of four murders and one rape

Updates from The Star team as a man accused of murdering a woman and three children is due in court again today.
Beth Kirkbride
By Beth Kirkbride
Published 4th Jan 2022, 12:28 BST
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Sheffield news: LIVE updates as Damien Bendall is due in court accused of four murders and one rape

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 16:29 BST

4.13pm -Handsworth Road in Sheffield closed due to major police incident

Handsworth Road in Sheffield remains taped off by police following a serious incident on Tuesday afternoon (January 4)Handsworth Road in Sheffield remains taped off by police following a serious incident on Tuesday afternoon (January 4)
Handsworth Road in Sheffield remains taped off by police following a serious incident on Tuesday afternoon (January 4)

A road in a Sheffield suburb has been taped off after a car crashed into a pedestrian on Tuesday afternoon.

MORE HERE: Handsworth Road in Sheffield closed due to major police incident

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 16:28 BST

3.53pm - Gypsy Queen pub in Sheffield issues statement as Macaulay Byrne murder probe continues

Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, SheffieldMacaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield
Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield

Staff at the Sheffield pub where a man died on Boxing Day have told of their shock for the first time.

MORE HERE: Gypsy Queen pub in Sheffield issues statement as Macaulay Byrne murder probe continues

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 15:30 BST

3.11pm - Covid in Sheffield: The areas where Covid cases are rising fastest as city-wide infections shoot up by 65%

Sheffield’s Covid infection rate leapt by 65 per cent in the days immediately after Christmas, the latest figures show.

MORE HERE: Covid in Sheffield: The areas where Covid cases are rising fastest as city-wide infections shoot up by 65%

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 15:28 BST

3.09pm - Gypsy Queen murder: Rotherham man Layton Morris appears at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court over Coley Byrne death

Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, SheffieldMacaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield
Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield

A 24-year-old man has appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (January 4) following the fatal stabbing of Coley Byrne.

MORE HERE: Gypsy Queen murder: Rotherham man Layton Morris appears at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court over Coley Byrne death

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 15:27 BST

2.45pm - Covid in Sheffield: The Sheffield pharmacies with rapid lateral flow tests available amid national shortage

The rapid Covid lateral flow test shortage in England only affects home delivery kits in Sheffield, with tests still widely available in pharmacies.

MORE HERE: Covid in Sheffield: The pharmacies with rapid lateral flow tests available amid national shortage

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 15:25 BST

2.35pm - Damien Bendall appears in dock for first time accused of Killamarsh murders, near Sheffield

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Damien Bendall, 31, of Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, appearing in the dock at Derby Crown Court, court charged with murders of John Paul Bennett, 13, Lacey Bennett, 11, their mother Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey's friend Connie Gent, 11, who were discovered at a property in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, near Sheffield, on September 19. Picture date: Tuesday January 4, 2022. PA Photo. On Tuesday, Bendall was produced in person at Derby Crown Court where he was not required to enter any pleas to the charges. Wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white face mask, the defendant was surrounded by five dock officers during the short hearing. The defendant is due to stand trial on March 1 this year. Judge Nirmal Shant QC remanded Bendall, of Chandos Crescent, back into custody to appear at the same court for a plea hearing on January 18. See PA story COURTS Killamarsh. Photo credit should read: Elizabeth Cook/PA WireCourt artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Damien Bendall, 31, of Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, appearing in the dock at Derby Crown Court, court charged with murders of John Paul Bennett, 13, Lacey Bennett, 11, their mother Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey's friend Connie Gent, 11, who were discovered at a property in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, near Sheffield, on September 19. Picture date: Tuesday January 4, 2022. PA Photo. On Tuesday, Bendall was produced in person at Derby Crown Court where he was not required to enter any pleas to the charges. Wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white face mask, the defendant was surrounded by five dock officers during the short hearing. The defendant is due to stand trial on March 1 this year. Judge Nirmal Shant QC remanded Bendall, of Chandos Crescent, back into custody to appear at the same court for a plea hearing on January 18. See PA story COURTS Killamarsh. Photo credit should read: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire
Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Damien Bendall, 31, of Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, appearing in the dock at Derby Crown Court, court charged with murders of John Paul Bennett, 13, Lacey Bennett, 11, their mother Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey's friend Connie Gent, 11, who were discovered at a property in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, near Sheffield, on September 19. Picture date: Tuesday January 4, 2022. PA Photo. On Tuesday, Bendall was produced in person at Derby Crown Court where he was not required to enter any pleas to the charges. Wearing a grey sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white face mask, the defendant was surrounded by five dock officers during the short hearing. The defendant is due to stand trial on March 1 this year. Judge Nirmal Shant QC remanded Bendall, of Chandos Crescent, back into custody to appear at the same court for a plea hearing on January 18. See PA story COURTS Killamarsh. Photo credit should read: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire

The man accused of murdering a mother and three children in a village near Sheffield has appeared in the dock for the first time.

MORE HERE: Damien Bendall appears in dock for first time accused of Killamarsh murders, near Sheffield

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 13:40 BST

1.21pm - Sheffield mum accused of imprisoning son claimed respite care stopped because he became fed up

Pictured outside Sheffield Crown Court is Lorna Hewitt, aged 43, of Walkley Road, Walkley, Sheffield, who has denied falsely imprisoning and neglecting her 22-year-old son Matthew Langley in the attic of their home and neglecting him during a seven-month period.Pictured outside Sheffield Crown Court is Lorna Hewitt, aged 43, of Walkley Road, Walkley, Sheffield, who has denied falsely imprisoning and neglecting her 22-year-old son Matthew Langley in the attic of their home and neglecting him during a seven-month period.
Pictured outside Sheffield Crown Court is Lorna Hewitt, aged 43, of Walkley Road, Walkley, Sheffield, who has denied falsely imprisoning and neglecting her 22-year-old son Matthew Langley in the attic of their home and neglecting him during a seven-month period.

A woman accused of imprisoning her son claimed he stopped having respite stay-overs because he became fed up with going to the care centre.

MORE HERE: Sheffield mum accused of imprisoning son claimed respite care stopped because he became fed up

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 13:38 BST

1.14pm - Missing man Rotherham: Body found in search for Lee Bowman

A body has been found in the search for a Rotherham man who has not been seen since October.

MORE HERE: Missing man Rotherham: Body found in search for Lee Bowman

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 12:42 BST

12.21pm - Gypsy Queen murder: Man charged in probe into fatal stabbing of Coley Byrne at Sheffield pub

Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, SheffieldMacaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield
Macaulay Byrne, also known as Coley, died after he was stabbed at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton, Sheffield

Detectives investigating a Boxing Day murder in Sheffield have charged a man as part of the police probe.

MORE HERE: Gypsy Queen murder: Man charged in probe into fatal stabbing of Coley Byrne at Sheffield pub

Tue, 04 Jan, 2022, 12:41 BST

12.12pm - Burger King launches UK's first Vegan Nuggets this week - when you can get them in Sheffield

Burger King has announced it will be launching vegan nuggets and this is how you can get them in Sheffield. Photo by Burger King/Getty/BeFunky.Burger King has announced it will be launching vegan nuggets and this is how you can get them in Sheffield. Photo by Burger King/Getty/BeFunky.
Burger King has announced it will be launching vegan nuggets and this is how you can get them in Sheffield. Photo by Burger King/Getty/BeFunky.

Burger King is introducing Vegan Nuggets to the menu this week – and is the first chain in the UK to do so.

MORE HERE: Burger King launches UK’s first Vegan Nuggets this week - when you can get them in Sheffield

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