Leeds stabbing leaves 16-year-old dead as police charge two adults and a mino
Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, died in hospital after being found unconscious on a street in Leeds in the early hours of Saturday having suffered stab wounds to her back.
Three teenagers have been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old girl who was found stabbed in the back in the street.
Chloe Watson Dransfield died in hospital after being found unconscious on Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe, Leeds, at 5.55am on Saturday, March 28.
Kayla Smith, 18, of Kennerleigh Avenue, and Archie Rycroft, aged 19, of Middleton Park Road, also in Leeds, have been charged with murder, West Yorkshire Police said on Tuesday.
A 17-year-old boy who cannot be named has been charged with the same offence. The force said all three are remanded in custody and will appear before Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
It said that all three self-define their ethnicities as white British. A force spokesman said another 18-year-old man, from Leeds, who was arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.
An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl, who were also arrested on suspicion of murder, have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
A neighbor had desperately tried to save Chloe’s life by performing CPR after discovering her wounded on the quiet street on Saturday morning.
Resident Wayne Mallows, 64, said he received a knock at his door just before 6am when he learned his neighbor had been trying to perform CPR on the 16-year-old. "I was called out of the house about 5.50am on Saturday morning by a dog walker," he said. "She said that my neighbor was outside doing CPR on a young girl.
"I asked if they’d rung an ambulance and then I realized that a phone was on the ground and he had it on loud speaker. Ambulance control were giving him instructions," he added.
Paying tribute to Chloe, her family said in a statement: "My beautiful princess Chloe. I cannot put into words how I feel that you are not here with me. You are my life, my world, my best friend and I know that I am yours. I cannot live without you - I need you.
"You are stunning, confident, loyal, honest and my family-oriented princess. When you walk into any room it lights up with your bubbly personality. There is so much I could say. There’s a big hole in my heart that can never be filled."
They added: "Your two sisters and big brother will always love and miss you to infinity. You will always and forever be in our hearts. Love Mum, Connor, Courtney and Cienna."
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