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Man charged after police called to youths 'fighting with machetes' on Kirkstall Hill, Leeds

A man has been charged after a machete fight in Leeds.

Police were called to Kirkstall Hill, Leeds, on Saturday afternoon (November 8) after reports of youths fighting with machetes.

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Police were called to Kirkstall Hill after reports of youths fighting with machetes. | Google/NW

Gabriel Pyne, aged 18, of Montgomery Avenue, Leeds, has been charged with threatening a person with a blade in a public place.

He suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries and will appear in court at a later date.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Leeds CID via 101 or via the 101LiveChat option online, quoting log 1110 of November 8.

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