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Teenager discovered dead in park | Teenager discovered dead in park |
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A 16-year-old has been found dead in a park in West Yorkshire. | A 16-year-old has been found dead in a park in West Yorkshire. |
Detectives believe the boy, who was Asian, had been seriously assaulted. His body was found in Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury at 1930 BST on Sunday. | Detectives believe the boy, who was Asian, had been seriously assaulted. His body was found in Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury at 1930 BST on Sunday. |
The victim was described as "smartly dressed" in white tracksuit bottoms and a white Bench top. | The victim was described as "smartly dressed" in white tracksuit bottoms and a white Bench top. |
West Yorkshire Police said it is treating the death as suspicious. An appeal for information will be made later by police at the park. | West Yorkshire Police said it is treating the death as suspicious. An appeal for information will be made later by police at the park. |
Officers are also appealing to "a number of groups of young people" who were in the park on the day the teenager died. | Officers are also appealing to "a number of groups of young people" who were in the park on the day the teenager died. |
The boy's body was found in historic, landscaped parkland surrounded by terraced houses and former textile mills. | |
The park, which opened to the public in 1893, contains an ornamental lake, museum, terraced walks, a woodland garden, and promenades. |