16 year old Cleckheaton girl identified as victim of Leeds murder
She died in hospital on Sunday after being found seriously injured in Kennerleigh Avenue
Police have identified the victim of a suspected murder over the weekend in Leeds as a 16 year old girl from Cleckheaton.
While she hasn't been named, her family have been notified and are now being supported by specially-trained officers.
The girl died in hospital after being found serious injuries in Kennerleigh Avenue, Austhorpe, at just before 6am on Saturday (March 28).
Four people - two women aged 18, a man aged 19 and a boy aged 17 – were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of murder.
Detective Chief Superintendent Marc Bowes of West Yorkshire Police, said:
“Following our appeal for further information yesterday, we have now identified the deceased as a 16-year-old girl from the Cleckheaton area.
“Her family have been informed and we are supporting them as they try to come to terms with what has happened.”
“Our enquiries into the incident which led to her death are continuing, and I would appeal again to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of yesterday morning to come forward if they have any information which could assist our investigation.”