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Sheffield news: LIVE updates as police hunt for killer of Coley Byrne continues
Published 5th Jan 2022, 10:58 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2022, 12:24 BST
Updates from The Star team as the police hunt for the killer of a man fatally stabbed in Sheffield on Boxing Day continues.
This page will be updated with the latest stories published today (Wednesday, January 5).
Refresh this page for updates on today’s top stories, which so far includes news that a drug-fuelled dangerous driver who sparked a high-speed police chase has been spared from prison after a judge was told he has been struggling since his brother’s murder.
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Sheffield news: LIVE updates as police hunt for killer of Coley Byrne continues
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