Sheffield Stabbing Death: Man Charged

23 February 2013, 08:40 | Updated: 30 March 2016, 13:50

A man will appear in court charged with the murder of a Sheffield woman

A 44-year-old man will appear in court charged with murdering a woman who was stabbed to death in Sheffield.

46 year old Dimitrina Borisova, from Hillsborough, suffered stab wounds in the Blackstock Road area of the city just before midday on Thursday.

South Yorkshire Police said Erhan Mehmedov, 44, from Blackstock Road, had been charged with her murder last night and will appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court this morning.

A woman in her 70s has also been arrested in connection with the murder inquiry and was taken into police custody last night.

Blackstock Road was only reopened to traffic late yesterday afternoon and the force said police activity will continue in the area over the weekend.

Anyone with information that could help the investigation should contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.