A teenage boy has died after he was stabbed to death outside school gates on Wednesday afternoon as police have launched a murder investigation.
West Yorkshire Police raced to the scene at 2.54pm where they found a 15-year-old schoolboy who had been seriously assaulted.
He was treated at the scene before being taken to Leeds General Infirmary for emergency surgery but was pronounced dead a short time later.
Horrified witnesses told of how they saw a boy being "pinned down and stabbed repeatedly" near North Huddersfield Trust School in Huddersfield.
One dad, 46, who has a son at the school, told YorkshireLive: "It was a scary moment when I heard there had been trouble and a teacher answered my 14-years-old son’s phone. I understand he may have witnessed some of what happened at about 3.15pm.
“I was asked by staff to come and collect him. I’ve heard that it all came out of nowhere. This pupil was grabbed, pinned to the floor and stabbed repeatedly.”
Another dad whose daughter is at the school said: "My daughter just started there and was getting on bus home. Lad in black hat and snood jumped out on a pupil and stabbed him and ran off.
"She saw the scuffle but didn't see the knife or blood. The bus had just pulled up as it happened so blocked some of the incident - she seems OK but still processing it I think. It's only her third week or so at this new school."
"The area is getting bad for this crime recently, something needs to be done, I don't know what but it can't be like this - feels like a crime drama."
Detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are leading the investigation into the boy’s murder.
A scene remains in place in Woodhouse Hill to undergo forensic examination and specialist searches.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Superintendent Marc Bowes said: “Our investigation is still at a very early stage, and we will be carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding this incident that has resulted in the absolutely senseless loss of a young life.
“We recognise that an incident of this nature will cause understandable shock and concern in the community, and we are working closely alongside our colleagues at Kirklees District who are increasing their presence in the area to reassure people and keep them updated as our investigation progresses.
“We have already identified a number of witnesses to the incident itself but would still like to hear from anyone who has any information that could assist the investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact HMET detectives via 101 or online at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat quoting crime reference 13220521713.
