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Sheffield stabbing: Victim was killed 'at house party'

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Marcus Ramsay, 35, was taken to hospital but died of his stab wounds

An attack in which a man was stabbed to death and three others were injured happened at a house party, police said.

Marcus Ramsay, 35, was attacked in what police said was a "large-scale disturbance" in Horninglow Road, in the Firth Park area of Sheffield, at 00:20 BST on Saturday

He was taken to hospital but died soon afterwards.

Three other injured men, all aged 24, were treated at hospital and have been discharged.

News imageGoogle Maps South Yorkshire Police was called to Horninglow Rd in the Firth Park area of the city just after midnight.Google Maps
Officers were called to Horninglow Road in the Firth Park area of Sheffield just after midnight on Saturday

Temporary Det Ch Insp Mark Oughton said he wanted to speak to people who had been at the party, adding the "answers to this investigation lie within the local community".

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"I am aware that there were large numbers of people congregated on Horninglow Road due to a house party and I believe that many of them will have seen the altercation that led to Mr Ramsay being fatally injured," he said.

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