All news on the topic: West Yorkshire Police
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Mum charged with murder as baby daughter dies after being found in park
West Yorkshire Police said Hayley Macfarlane, from Barnsley, is due to face magistrates in Leeds as she has been charged with the murder of her baby daughter Evelyn
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Horror moment drink driver ploughs into pregnant woman's car
Tanya Palmer was involved in a collision with a suspected drink driver when she was a mere 22 weeks pregnant. She experienced several injuries, such as a significant cut in the middle of her forehead and a dislocated shoulder
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Hero ran into burning house to save his brother before dying in the inferno
A tragic mix-up led to the death of a 'fearless hero' who had dashed back into his house to save his brother from a raging inferno while not realising his sibling had already escaped
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Cop mimicked woman's Indian accent without realising she was still on the phone
Former PC Patrick Harrison, of West Yorkshire Police, was convicted of gross misconduct after he mimicked the caller's Indian accent without realising she was still on the line
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Butcher held over woman's murder 'had only worked for weeks before disappearing'
West Yorkshire Police arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman in her 20s after she was found lifeless at an address in Dewsbury on Sunday evening
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Sick rapist who attacked victim pretended to be 'ghost' which had possessed her
Evil Craig Meredith, from Morley was found guilty of 38 offences including rape at Leeds Crown Court. He manipulated young children and adults with learning difficulties in order to carry out his vile crimes
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Police inundated with reports of UFOs and aliens - but won't release details
West Yorkshire Police had the staggering number of cases where 'UFO', 'alien', 'UAP' or 'spaceship' has appeared on their logs. It works out at 56 a month or more 13 per week, or nearly two per day
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Child sex offender dies in horror car crash in Bradford hours before sentencing
Matthew Lee Harrison, 33, died in a car crash hours before he was due to appear in Bradford Crown Court for sentencing on charges including two counts of rape of a child
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Teen accused of schoolboy's murder blows kiss to crying mum from court dock
The teenager, who was wearing a grey tracksuit, blew a kiss to his parents, who sat in front of the dock, as he came into court. His mother was visibly upset
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Boy, 15, stabbed to death near school named as murder probe launched
The 15-year-old was knifed near Horsforth School in Leeds on Tuesday before being rushed to hospital where he tragically died from his injuries, West Yorkshire Police said
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Boy, 15, dies after being stabbed near school as teenager arrested
A 15-year-old teenager has now died from injuries after having been stabbed near Horsforth School & Sixth Form in Leeds this afternoon where he was once a pupil
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The vital clue that could have stopped the Yorkshire Ripper before he murdered
A horrifying police error that could have prevented the murders of 13 known Ripper victims 'and many more' has been exposed following ITV series The Long Shadow
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'Britain's worst mum' now - new identity, paedo boyfriend, 'lavish lifestyle'
The unfathomable Shannon Matthews 'kidnap' case gripped the nation back in 2008 but what happened to her mum Karen after she was released from prison four years later?
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Yorkshire Ripper's 32 'forgotten victims' including workmate and Xmas shopper
Former intelligence officer Chris Clark's new book details cases where he says evidence points to Peter Sutcliffe being responsible - and claims he committed up to 45 murders
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Yorkshire Ripper kept in chains before Covid death and not allowed to call wife
ITV's The Long Shadow tells in devastating detail the stories of Peter Sutcliffe's innocent victims, who were murdered by the sick serial killer over the course of years
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Horrifying moment man hurls paving slab at Muslim woman in 'racist' attack
West Yorkshire Police confirmed that it is aware of the CCTV footage and a 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident, which it is treating "extremely seriously"
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Inside Yorkshire Ripper cop George Oldfield's grisly illness and tragic death
West Yorkshire Police was notoriously misled after being distracted by a hoax in their search for killer Peter Sutcliffe. Constable George Oldfield became obsessed with the case, and in tonight's The Long Shadow, he is seen falling desperately ill
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Leeds woman crushed under lorry in horror crash - driver arrested
The woman, who is in her 40s, suffered 'serious and potentially life -hanging injuries' and has been rushed to hospital after she was trapped underneath a lorry in Leeds city centre
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Woman 'raped' inside tent near town centre bus station as man, 26, arrested
West Yorkshire Police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of rape after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a tent in Leeds city centre in the early hours of Friday
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Two friends killed in triple stabbing pictured as heartbroken pals pay tribute
Tributes have today poured into Joshua Clark and Haider, two men stabbed to death in Halifax, West Yorkshire, on Sunday as police continue to investigate the attack
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Fan who mocked Bradley Lowery pleads guilty and slammed as 'utterly deplorable'
Dale Houghton, 31, admitted a public order offence at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court following an incident at Sheffield Wednesday’s clash with Sunderland on Friday, with his actions being slammed
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'Lovely' teen boy and girl killed in horror crash as best friend fights for life
Polite Moyo, 18, died alongside a 19-year-old girl after a crash in Leeds in the early hours of Friday. Another friend, aged 18, who was a passenger in the car, is in intensive care
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Double murder investigation after two men killed in 'sudden and violent tragedy'
A 53-year-old man and another aged 65 both died in Leeds yesterday and police are now carrying out enquiries. A 48-year-old and a 46-year-old have been arrested on suspicion of murder
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Air ambulance worker fears for safety after eye burned in laser attack in sky
Yorkshire Air Ambulance worker Alex Clark was on a helicopter flying back to base last Friday when a laser beam hit him in one of his eyes, leaving him with a burnt cornea
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Boy, 7, who died after being hit by BMW while playing in street pictured
Jack Rook was struck by the car while playing with friends on a quiet residential street just yards from his home in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire at around 6pm yesterday
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