22-year-old Leigh-Anne Mahachi died following an incident in Sheffield on Tuesday, April 12. According to Sheffield Police, the 22-year-old was stabbed during an incident in Spotswood Close, Gleadless Valley, at around 8.15am. Leigh-Anne was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
A post-mortem was carried out on Tuesday night found that she died as a result of multiple stab wounds. A 37-year-old man identified as Douglas Furusa from the Colchester area, was arrested yesterday after a murder investigation was launched.
He's due to appear at the city's magistrates later and has been remanded in custody, BBC reports
Investigating officer Detective Inspector Steve Ashmore said:
"This is an extremely distressing incident and the victim’s family is currently being supported by specially trained officers. We are treating this as a targeted attack and I can reassure members of the public that we have a large number of resources at the scene and are pursuing a number of lines of enquiry to establish the full circumstances. A murder investigation is underway and we urge anyone with information or anyone who saw or heard anything in the Spotswood"
Source: South Yorkshire Police/BBC Photo credit: Leigh-Anne-Mahachi/Facebook
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