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Samuel Port

Police statement as Leeds girl found dead in her home on Christmas Day

A teenage girl died on Christmas Day, triggering a police investigation into the circumstances of her death.

West Yorkshire Police are investigating the 16-year-old's death after paramedics pronounced her dead at a home in Throstle Road, Middleton at 10.36am (Sunday, December 25). Officers are making enquiries to establish the "circumstances surrounding her death".

A force spokesperson said: "Police are carrying out enquiries following the death of a 16-year-old girl at her home in Leeds.

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"At 10.36am on Sunday, December 25, officers were contacted by the ambulance service who were attending an address in Throstle Road, Middleton, where the girl had been pronounced dead by paramedics.

"Enquiries are being carried out to establish the circumstances surrounding her death."

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