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Samuel Port

Fed up Harehills residents say Leeds area is crime 'hotspot' as man 'murdered'

Harehills residents have spoken out after a 27-year-old man was 'murdered' in the early hours of today.

West Yorkshire Police launched a murder enquiry following the death of a man found critically injured in Compton Road around 3am today, Wednesday, February 15. Officers were called by the ambulance service to reports of a man with serious injuries, a 27-year-old was taken to hospital and but tragically later pronounced dead.

Residents have described the parade of shops on Compton Road as hotspot for street drinking, crime and anti-social behaviour with police in regular attendance.

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