Bovic Mupolo, 21 years, of Fluery Rise, Gleadless (Sheffield) was arrested yesterday and has today (Wednesday 2 March) been charged with murder and has been remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Magistrates Court tomorrow.
This brings the total number of arrests in the case to five. The first three came after officers raided premises in Gleadless, Sheffield, on Monday 14 February. One man, aged 32, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and possession of firearms, while two others, aged 59 and 33, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All three have been released on bail and are under investigation pending further enquiries.
The fourth was of 26-year-old Layton Morris, of Sidney Street, Mexborough, who was arrested and then charged with assisting an offender in connection with the murder. Morris remains remanded in custody.
DCI Mick Hakin, the officer leading the investigation, said: “The investigation team have been working tirelessly to ensure that all parties involved in the death of Macaulay are identified and dealt with accordingly, and this most recent arrest and charge of a man for the murder of Macaulay is seen as a significant milestone in this particular case.”
Macaulay Byrne (pictured), also known as Coley, suffered stab wounds at the Gypsy Queen pub on Drake House Lane in Beighton at around 10pm on 26 December 2021. He was taken to hospital but sadly later died from his injuries. His funeral was held at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium in Woodseats last month (February).
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