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Barnsley: Man charged with murder after Lazarus Makono stabbing

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A man has been charged with the murder of Lazarus Makono

A man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Barnsley.

Lazarus Makono, 26, was found seriously injured at a property in Cooperative Street at about 01:20 GMT on Wednesday and died at the scene.

Terrance Mlotshwa, 27, of Ripley Avenue, Derby, has since been charged with murder and will appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Monday.

A 27-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday remained in custody, South Yorkshire Police said.

Two women, aged 20 and 25, and a third man, 32, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in relation to the incident.

They have since been released on bail.

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