Concern over turf war stabbing in Sheffield street
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A 35-year-old man was stabbed in Spital Street, Burngreave, yesterday afternoon, with an eyewitness claiming two men were involved in a dispute over drug territory.
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Hide AdSouth Yorkshire Police said the culprit remains at large this morning.
The victim was stabbed once.
Fiona Tyler, posting on Facebook, said: “Predominantly innocent residents are fearing for their lives and livelihoods whilst surrounded by drugs, violence and sex workers.
“Hardly a great environment for adults but horrendous to think kids are being raised in the middle of all this.”
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Hide AdAisha Khan has called for more CCTV cameras to be installed in the area.
She said: “The council and police should put up cameras in this area as there aren’t none, so drug dealing is rife as is drug use.”
Zoe Entwistle added: “Seems like a daily thing a lately getting stabbed, something needs to be done.”
Danny Whit warned that until ‘life without parole sentences come in,’ such attacks will ‘carry on’.