All news on the topic: West Yorkshire Police

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Boy, 7, killed after being hit by car as BMW driver arrested
West Yorkshire Police confirmed a man in his 30s, who was driving a black BMW X4, has been arrested following the crash in the Huddersfield area of the county last night
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Teen impaled by glass after falling through greenhouse while 'garden hopping'
Mohammed Qais Ratyal, 17, died after he was stabbed through his chest by a shard of glass when he plunged through the greenhouse in the garden of a house in Halifax, West Yorkshire
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Woman 'bashed by balaclava-clad thieves' who ran off with her French bulldog
Kacey Williamson was walking the 15-minute journey from her home to her mum's with Bambi in Leeds, West Yorks, on Wednesday at around 11.15pm when she was targeted
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Mum says autistic girl who 'told cop she looks like lesbian' is not homophobic
The 16-year-old autistic girl was taken back to her home in Leeds by West Yorkshire Police officers on Monday when she is alleged to have made homophobic remarks
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Autism charity demands police training after autistic teen is dragged from home
A video shows police in the hallway of the family's home, with the youngster cowering under the stairs. The mother can be heard trying to explain that the child is autistic, and doesn't like to be touched
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Autistic girl who told cop she 'looks like my lesbian nana' arrested
A video shows two West Yorkshire Police officers in the hallway of the family's home in Leeds, while the girl sits in a corner next to a cupboard. A female officer with short blonde hair can be heard saying "she's going to be arrested"
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'Beautiful' boy, 12, killed in horror motorway crash is named as man charged
West Yorkshire Police are investigating after Callum Rycroft, 12, was killed in an incident on the M62 on Saturday night minutes after two people were seen walking along the motorway
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Ian Watkins' injury update as Lostprophets paedo is stabbed in jail
Convicted sex offender and former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was held hostage and attacked by three of his fellow inmates at Wakefield Prison over the weekend
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'Loving' girl, 9, 'who brought joy every day' killed by car as she crosses road
Alice Williams was struck by the black Vauxhall Corsa as she crossed the road with her family in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and relatives have been left heartbroken
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Police chief forced to defend latest recruits after trolls make cruel jokes
Superintendent Helen Brear, of West Yorkshire Police, eventually had to intervene to defend the force's recruits, writing online the additions "will make great cops"
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PC Sharon Beshenivsky's accused killer in court after extradition
A man has appeared at Sheffield Crown court today over the alleged murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky - a police officer and mum who was shot and killed on duty in Bradford in 2005
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'I had a stroke behind the wheel and crashed - then I ended up in court'
After suddenly going blind behind the wheel due to a severe stroke, Stephen Ellis crashed his car and was unable to walk, talk or read. He didn't expect to end up in court after the incident, but the police had different ideas.
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'Having terminal cancer doesn't faze me - nothing is as bad as losing my son'
Melanie Tait, whose son was fatally attacked in 2020, explains that despite her terminal cancer diagnosis, she believes good always comes out of bad
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Cruel man recklessly infects woman with HIV before she finds out on Google
Daniel Shaw, from Leeds, took no steps to prevent spreading his HIV - forgoing medication and not wearing a condom, then gaslit his victim when she confronted him
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Police officer's horrific injury suffered while arresting suspected drug dealer
PC Woods was left bleeding with a large cut to her forehead after a suspected drug dealer allegedly attacked her while she was trying to make an arrest in a back alley
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Bank holiday heatwave adds to water death toll with 6 lives lost in recent days
Young people are being warned to stay clear of open water this summer with at least six people dying after getting into trouble in lakes and rivers in and around the bank holiday as temperatures soar
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Mum's emotional tribute to her 'forever boy' after son's body pulled from river
Police recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy from the River Calder in Castleford, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday night, with friends describing him as a "beautiful young soul"
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Girl, 2, dies after being hit by car outside home as tributes paid to tragic tot
West Yorkshire Police are investigating the tragic death of a two-year-old girl after she was knocked down by a car outside a house in Dewsbury on Saturday morning
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Moment sex predator 'The Beast' runs after trying to strangle mum on school run
Benjamin Creek, who calls himself "The Beast", pounced on the woman as she walked home after taking her child to school in Holbeck, Leeds and tried to strangle her with a dressing gown cord
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Mum watched son, 15, bleed to death after being 'jumped' by teens outside school
Khayri Mclean's heartbroken mum Charlie spoke to the press outside court after her son's killers Jakele Pusey, 15, and Jovani Harriott, 17, were jailed for 34 years
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Haunting last selfie mum took on cinema date hours before being stabbed to death
Katie Highton, 27, and Steven Harnett, 25, were named as the two people killed at a property in Dalton, Huddersfield on Monday - the new couple had gone to the cinema the night before
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Man charged with double murder after couple found dead in home after cinema date
Marcus Osbourne, 34, has been charged with the murders of Katie Highton and Steven Harnett who were found stabbed to death at a property in Dalton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire on Monday
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New couple killed in 'nightmare' bloodbath after getting home from cinema date
Katie Higton and Steven Harnett died in a 'nightmare’ bloodbath after suffering multiple injuries - a 34-year-old man remains in custody after he was arrested on suspicion of double murder
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Relatives claim two kids 'were inside house where mum and partner found stabbed'
Katie Higton, 27, and Steven Harnett, 25, were killed on Monday with a 'bladed weapon' police say as they continue to question a man on suspicion of their murder in Huddersfield, west Yorkshire
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Police watchdog called in after mum and partner killed in 'bladed weapon' attack
Katie Higton, 27, was killed in a suspected double murder alongside her boyfriend in Dalton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - she was found alongside 25-year-old Steven Harnett