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The heartbroken mother of Sheffield murder victim Danny Irons has told how his three children have been left needing support following his tragic death.

Doncaster Crown Court heard during a three-week trial how cousins Ross Turton and Danny Chadwick, both aged 30, had denied murdering 32-year-old Daniel Irons, known as Danny, after he collapsed and died of a stab wound on Fretson Green, near Woodthorpe, Sheffield, following a confrontation at a nearby park.

But Turton, of Danewood Avenue, Woodthorpe, Sheffield, was found guilty of murder and Judge Roger Thomas QC sentenced him during a further Doncaster Crown Court hearing on January 10 to life imprisonment.

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Pictured is deceased father-of-three Daniel Irons, also known as Danny Irons, who lived between homes in Hackenthorpe, Sheffield, and Rotherham, and sadly died aged 32 after he suffered a fatal stab wound to his chest at a small park near Woodthorpe, Sheffield.

Mr Chadwick, of Melville Drive, Woodthorpe, Sheffield, was found not guilty of murder or manslaughter and he was acquitted.

Judge Thomas said: “Danny Irons was 32-years-old when he died. He had not led an entirely blameless life though it is said he had settled down in the last few years and was in a settled relationship and he provided good family support.

"His mother describes him in a moving personal statement as being a much-loved son, brother, father and uncle. She speaks about the loss of her son and reports his own three children are requiring support for the death of their father.”

Judge Thomas added that Danny Irons’s mother, Christine Irons, has also revealed in her victim personal statement that her son’s family and his friends have been left with pain following his death.

Sheffield murder victim Danny Irons's three children have been left needing 'support' following his death