Doncaster stabbings: Three more arrested in connection with murders of footballer Ryan Theobald and Janis Kozlovskis outside bar

Police investigating the murders of Janis Kozlovskis and Ryan Theobald have today made three further arrests.
By Grace Newton
Published 1st Feb 2022, 16:29 BST
Updated 1st Feb 2022, 17:06 BST

Former Doncaster Rovers youth footballer Ryan, 20, and Janis, 17, both died from stab wounds following an altercation outside a bar on Silver Street in Doncaster in the early hours of Saturday morning. Another 18-year-old man was injured.

South Yorkshire Police confirmed that a 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody. Two men both aged 41 have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and have been released under investigation.

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A 17-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of murder and later released on bail and an 18-year-old man was arrested for a serious public order offence relating to the incident. He has since been released without charge.

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A number of young men were involved in the altercation and Ryan died at the scene. Janis died in hospital

Officers are still keen to hear from anybody who may witnessed the altercation, which started in Silver Street and continued into High Street, ending outside the KFC. Information can be passed onto police by contacting 101 and quoting incident number 135 of 29 January.