Tough new stop and search powers have been put in place temporarily in parts of Chapeltown after a man was stabbed to death on Thursday.
Temporary powers have been put in place following the fatal stabbing of a man in Hamilton Avenue, Hamilton Place this afternoon ( Thursday, March 2). Police were called by the ambulance service at 2.39pm to a report a man had been located there with serious stab injuries.
The man was taken to hospital but sadly died there from his injuries. A full investigation into the murder has been launched by West Yorkshire Police and remains ongoing this evening by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team.
