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Teenager discovered dead in park Teenager discovered dead in park
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A teenager has been found dead in a park in West Yorkshire. A murder inquiry has been launched after the battered body of a teenager was found in a park a West Yorkshire.
Detectives believe the youth, aged 17 or 18, had been seriously assaulted. He was found in Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury at 1930 BST on Sunday. Detectives said the youth, aged 17 or 18, was the victim of a "brutal" attack. He was found in Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury at 1930 BST on Sunday.
The victim who was Asian was described as "smartly dressed" in white tracksuit bottoms and a white Bench top. The boy, who was Asian, was described as "smartly dressed" in white tracksuit bottoms and a white Bench top.
West Yorkshire Police said it was treating the death as suspicious. An appeal for information will be made later by police at the park. Det Supt Chris Thompson said: "This young man was subjected to a sustained and brutal attack."
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Det Supt Chris Thompson, leading the investigation, said a post-mortem examination was expected later. Mr Thompson, who is leading the investigation, said a post-mortem examination was expected later. He refused to say whether a murder weapon had been used.
Police have identified the victim but have yet to release his name. "As it was a sunny day it was very busy and there was a large number of young people in the park," he said.
Officers are appealing to "a number of groups of young people" who were in the park on the day he died. "It is important that they come forward to establish the events leading up to this incident."
Police have identified the victim but not yet released his name.
The body was found in the landscaped Victorian parkland surrounded by terraced houses and former textile mills.The body was found in the landscaped Victorian 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.The park, which opened to the public in 1893, contains an ornamental lake, museum, terraced walks, a woodland garden, and promenades.