07/05/2015

Five Arrested After Man Stabbed To Death In Leeds

Police have arrested five people after a man was stabbed to death in Leeds.

27 year old Christopher Wade died after being stabbed near to the Butterbowl public house, in Butterbowl Drive, Farnley on Tuesday.

A 23 year old man and a 16 year old male have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Two men aged 42 and 45 and a woman aged 31 have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Detective Chief Inspector Jim Dunkerley of West Yorkshire Police said: "We are continuing to appeal for information and would still like to hear from anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident.

"We now believe there were around eight people in the area around the shops at the time of the incident and I would urgently like to hear from these people."

(LM)

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