Rotherham murder: Second man arrested after man was hit by car and stabbed to death UK News

Unfortunately, the victim was found dead at the scene.

But a forensic autopsy carried out on Monday concluded that the victim died from a stab wound to the neck.

Now police have confirmed they are treating the incident as a murder.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening and a 24-year-old man was arrested on Monday. They both remain in custody.

Chief Detective Inspector Mick Hakin, who is overseeing the investigation, said: “This investigation is in its early stages and we are moving at a rapid pace to understand the circumstances surrounding what happened the last night.”

“We currently have two people in police custody arrested on suspicion of murder.

“While we have identified the victim who is an adult male, and not a child as had been speculated on social media, we are awaiting formal identification and supporting the victims’ family with specially trained officers.

“I understand that this type of incident is shocking and distressing to the local community and we will have officers working in the area for some time as our investigation continues. I urge anyone considering posting any images or videos of this incident online to reflect on the significant distress and upset it could cause the victim’s family and loved ones, and to dissuade them from doing so.

“If you have any information that could help us determine what happened, please contact us.”

Anyone with information that could help investigations can contact South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 768 of June 26.

If you have footage or photos that could help the investigation, you can email them to [email protected]indicating the incident number in the subject line.

Alternatively, you can remain completely anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers via their website – www.crimestoppers-uk.org – or by calling their contact center in the UK on 0800 555 111.