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Thavisha Peiris pizza delivery murder: Two remanded in custody | |
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A man and a teenager have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a pizza delivery driver in Sheffield. | |
Sri Lankan national Thavisha Lakindu Peiris, 25, was found stabbed in his car in Southey Crescent on Sunday. | Sri Lankan national Thavisha Lakindu Peiris, 25, was found stabbed in his car in Southey Crescent on Sunday. |
He had been making his final delivery for Domino's Pizza before he was due to start a new job as an IT consultant. | He had been making his final delivery for Domino's Pizza before he was due to start a new job as an IT consultant. |
Shamraze Khan, 25, of Southey Crescent, and a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court. | |
During a five-minute hearing they spoke only to confirm their identities and were remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on 15 November. | |
South Yorkshire Police arrested Mr Khan and the teenager on Thursday evening. | |
Mr Peiris had set off at 21:50 GMT on Sunday to make a delivery in Southey Crescent. | |
His colleagues found him dead in the driving seat of his Toyota Yaris in a parking bay near the delivery address. A post-mortem examination found he died from multiple stab wounds. | His colleagues found him dead in the driving seat of his Toyota Yaris in a parking bay near the delivery address. A post-mortem examination found he died from multiple stab wounds. |
Mr Peiris had been working at the takeaway in Halifax Road after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University in 2011. | Mr Peiris had been working at the takeaway in Halifax Road after graduating from Sheffield Hallam University in 2011. |
His parents, Sarath Mahinda Peiris and Sudarma Narangoda, said they had been left "heartbroken" by his death. | His parents, Sarath Mahinda Peiris and Sudarma Narangoda, said they had been left "heartbroken" by his death. |
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