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Teen murdered - man charged
A 29-year-old man has been charged with murdering a 17-year-old boy in the Crookes area of Sheffield.

Peshawa Ghaffour, of Birkendale Road, Walkley, Sheffield, appeared before Sheffield Magistrates Court on Monday 29 May charged with murder.
He also faces charges of possession of a firearm on arrest for a schedule 1 (or serious) offence, possession of a bladed article, being in possession of an offensive weapon when in a private place, and assault by beating.
Emergency services were called shortly after 7pm on Thursday 25 May to reports a 17-year-old man had been found seriously injured on Crookes Road.
Mohammed Iqbal was taken to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. A forensic post mortem examination on Friday (26 May) concluded he died from a single stab wound.
Today, detectives have also made a further arrest of a 33-year-old man from Sheffield on suspicion of assisting an offender. He has since been bailed as the investigation continues.