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| Boy, 16, dies after being stabbed in neck in Huddersfield | Boy, 16, dies after being stabbed in neck in Huddersfield |
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| Forensic teams are combing the area as inquiries continue | Forensic teams are combing the area as inquiries continue |
| A murder investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Huddersfield. | A murder investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Huddersfield. |
| Emergency services were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre at about 14:45 BST on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from injuries to his neck. | Emergency services were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre at about 14:45 BST on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from injuries to his neck. |
| West Yorkshire Police said a 20-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and another man, 22, and woman, 20, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. | |
| A crime scene remains in place around New Street and Ramsden Street as officers investigate. | A crime scene remains in place around New Street and Ramsden Street as officers investigate. |
| The police cordon has closed a number of streets in the town centre | The police cordon has closed a number of streets in the town centre |
| The scene stretches from the borough's town hall up to the road's junction with New Street. | The scene stretches from the borough's town hall up to the road's junction with New Street. |
| Pedestrianised New Street had been host to a number of stalls for a continental market on the day of the incident. | Pedestrianised New Street had been host to a number of stalls for a continental market on the day of the incident. |
| One man, who did not want to be named, said he saw the teenager being stabbed and went to try and help. | One man, who did not want to be named, said he saw the teenager being stabbed and went to try and help. |
| "I went to get a first aid kit and defib but by the time I got there, emergency services were treating him. | "I went to get a first aid kit and defib but by the time I got there, emergency services were treating him. |
| "There was blood all over the pavement. It was awful." | "There was blood all over the pavement. It was awful." |
| Some tents from the continental market are unable to open because they form part of the police cordon. | Some tents from the continental market are unable to open because they form part of the police cordon. |
| Debra Balmforth, shop manager at Barnados, had arrived at work at 15:00 BST when the area in front of the store was being cordoned off. | Debra Balmforth, shop manager at Barnados, had arrived at work at 15:00 BST when the area in front of the store was being cordoned off. |
| "We had no idea what had happened at first. Customers then started coming in saying there was blood on the precinct and someone had been stabbed. | |
| "It was a sunny day yesterday, there were lots of people in town given the food market was on too. | |
| "It's shocking that something like that can happen in a main shopping precinct in the middle of the day. It's just so sad." | |
| At the scene: Alex Moss, BBC Yorkshire reporter | At the scene: Alex Moss, BBC Yorkshire reporter |
| There are plenty of people in and around the precinct, which is in the heart of the town, trying to get inside to park or visit shops and businesses. | There are plenty of people in and around the precinct, which is in the heart of the town, trying to get inside to park or visit shops and businesses. |
| But they are all rebuffed as the streets around Huddersfield's imposing town hall are sealed off. | But they are all rebuffed as the streets around Huddersfield's imposing town hall are sealed off. |
| Dozens of police officers are in the area and there are forensic teams carrying out searches. | Dozens of police officers are in the area and there are forensic teams carrying out searches. |
| This attack happened in broad daylight yesterday, there was a food market going on in the town centre so there were lots of people around. | This attack happened in broad daylight yesterday, there was a food market going on in the town centre so there were lots of people around. |
| The shoppers and businesses I've been speaking to are understandably feeling very shocked. | The shoppers and businesses I've been speaking to are understandably feeling very shocked. |
| Forensic teams are examining Ramsden Street in the centre of Huddersfield | Forensic teams are examining Ramsden Street in the centre of Huddersfield |
| Senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp Damian Roebuck said: "This is a tragic incident where a young man has lost his life as a result of a knife injury. | Senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp Damian Roebuck said: "This is a tragic incident where a young man has lost his life as a result of a knife injury. |
| "We have a team of dedicated detectives who are at the scene and investigating this fatal attack. | "We have a team of dedicated detectives who are at the scene and investigating this fatal attack. |
| "Our initial investigations do indicate that it was an isolated incident, and local neighbourhood officers are carrying out reassurance patrols in the area." | "Our initial investigations do indicate that it was an isolated incident, and local neighbourhood officers are carrying out reassurance patrols in the area." |
| He added: "I want to thank witnesses who have come forward so far and would urge anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that can help our enquiry to please come forward." | He added: "I want to thank witnesses who have come forward so far and would urge anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that can help our enquiry to please come forward." |
| Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. | Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. |