Armley stabbing: Live updates on murder investigation as friends pay tribute to 18-year-old killed in Leeds

Friends have paid tribute to an 18-year-old man killed in Leeds as police investigate a double stabbing.

West Yorkshire Police was first alerted at around 5.30pm on Friday March 31 by paramedics who said two people had been seriously injured during an attack in Brentwood Terrace in Armley.. The 18-year-old man was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Another boy, aged 16, was taken to hospital with serious injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening.

Tributes have poured in for the 18-year-old who lost his life as friends posted that his death “doesn’t seem real”.

Cordons remain in place on Hall Road, Brentwood Terrace and nearby streets as investigators carry out forensic examination and specialist searches. Detectives are appealing for information and footage of the incident, which took place while the two victims were in a taxi.

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