Barnsley murder victim named as 62 year old suspect appears in court
Stephen Grimmer was found dead on George Street on Friday night
A man who was found dead in Barnsley on Friday night, in what police think was a murder, has been named as 62 year old Stephen Grimmer.
He was reported missing from Sheffield at 5:45pm on Friday (August 14). At 10:16pm the same day he was found dead at a property on George Street in the Worsborough Bridge area.
In a tribute, Stephen's family wrote: “Stephen was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who made us all who we are today.
“He would go out of his way to help anyone and was liked by everyone who knew him.
“He lived for holidays with his family and had planned on travelling to Spain the evening that he was tragically killed. His second home was Gibraltar and held some of his best memories.
“Stephen was proud of his army service in the Duke of Wellington regiment and the friends he made in the service were brothers to him.
“He loved his body art, as his face tattoos prove, and although he could often look quite intimidating, he was really as soft as a brush and had a heart of gold.
“We are now asking for privacy as we try to come to terms with the loss of Stephen, who was taken from us far too soon.”
62-year-old Andrew Fowler, of George Street, Barnsley, has been charged with Stephen’s murder and is due before Sheffield Crown Court tomorrow (August 18).