Kevin Pokuta shooting: Further arrest in murder inquiry

Alex MossBBC News
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Police investigating the murder of Kevin Pokuta are still appealing for witnesses

A 38-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender after a teenager was shot and killed in Sheffield.

Father-of-two Kevin Pokuta, 19, died following the attack in Page Hall Road on 12 December.

Police said the woman was arrested on Sunday but had been released on bail pending further inquiries.

Six men, aged 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 41, all from Sheffield, have previously been arrested on suspicion of murder.

They have since been released on bail along with a 20-year-old woman who had also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

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