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Man charged in connection to Doncaster murder investigation

A 28 year old man died.

Detectives investigating the death of a man in Doncaster on Saturday have charged a man with murder.

Steven Ling, 38, of Park Drain, Westwoodside, has been charged with murder and was remanded in custody to appear at Doncaster Magistrates Court today (Monday 4 July).

Emergency services were called at 4.23am on Saturday 2 July to reports that a man was seriously injured on South Parade in Doncaster City Centre.

The man, aged 28, was taken to hospital but was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.

A post-mortem examination found that he died of injuries to his head, chest and abdomen. Formal identification of the victim is yet to take place.

Senior Investigating Officer, DCI Simon Palmer said: “The investigation is ongoing. CCTV footage captured on 2 July show a number of people in the vicinity of South Parade - we believe some of these individuals may have witnessed part of the incident. We are keen to speak to them and urge them to get in touch as a matter of urgency.

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