New Year’s Day Leeds ‘homicide’ as man dies in tower block ‘assault’ | UK | News | EUROtoday

A homicide investiagtion has been launched after a person died exterior a block of flats. The alleged assault came about in Leeds on January 1.

Police had been referred to as at 8.14am to reviews of suspicious circumstances exterior Gargrave Court in Burmantofts. A person had allegedly attacked one other man who was mendacity on the ground.

The man was discovered by police with severe accidents and rushed to hopsital. He was pronounced useless a short while later.

A 51-year-old man has been arrested and brought into custody on suspicion of homicide. Detective Inspector Jodie Hayes, who’s investigating the incident, stated:“An incident of this nature will understandably cause concern in the local community, and an investigation is underway to establish how the deceased came to lose his life.

“Neighbourhood officers are patrolling the area to provide reassurance for residents, and I would urge people to speak with them if they have any concerns.”

The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is investigating the incident and is interesting for anybody who witnessed any suspicious exercise in or round Gargrave Court at across the time acknowledged.

If you possibly can help this investigation then please contact the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team on 101, or through the use of the livechat facility on the West Yorkshire Police web site, quoting log reference 0709 of 1 January.