'Utterly heartbroken' - Family devastated after son stabs father to death
A family have said they are ‘utterly heartbroken’ after a court ruled a father was killed by his own son in Yorkshire.
John Hinchliffe, 63, was found with serious injuries on January 16, 2025, inside a property on Maple Grove in Conisbrough.
The 63-year-old was later found to have died due to stab wounds.
His son, Korey Ewen, 23, was charged with murder and was detained in a hospital facility and was later declared unfit to plead in relation to the murder charge.
On Thursday (Jan 22), a trial of fact was held at Sheffield Crown Court, which determines whether Ewen had committed the act which killed his father.
A jury found he had done so, and His Honour Judge Graham Reeds KC sentenced Ewen, formerly of Maple Grove, to an indefinite hospital order.
In a statement released following the court case, the family said: “We are utterly heartbroken at the loss of John. Life will never be the same for any of us again.
"John was a son, brother, father, uncle, grandfather and friend to many. We are pleased with the outcome at court, though it does not change the grief we are continuing to endure.
"We would like to ask for our privacy to be respected as we continue to try and process our loss and move on with our lives."
Detective Chief Inspector Ben Wood, the senior investigating officer on the case for South Yorkshire Police, said: "My thoughts following this devastating incident remain with John and his loved ones, who continue to feel the void this tragedy has left in their lives every single day.
"Our officers have supported John's family members since the investigation launched. We hope the court proceedings have given them answers and an outcome as they continue to process their heartbreaking loss."