A 20-year-old man has been jailed for seven years after delivering a single blow to...
Published: 8:56 pm December 8, 2023
Updated: 11:21 am October 8, 2025
20-Year-Old Man Jailed for Fatal Assault in Sheffield | Justice Served

A 20-year-old man has been jailed for seven years after delivering a single blow to the head of a Sheffield man, resulting in his death.

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On Saturday, July 15, 2023, 56-year-old Richard Wheeler was out celebrating his birthday with friends in Sheffield city centre when he was attacked by Liam Jones, then 20. The assault occurred near The Bessemer pub on Orchard Lane, leaving Wheeler unconscious with a traumatic brain injury.

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