Officers called twice to 'false' reports of man being stabbed in Beeston

Police were called to a South Leeds street twice after reports a man had been stabbed - only for their time to be wasted.
By Susie Beever
Published 2nd Jul 2019, 08:20 BST
Dewsbury Road, Beeston,where a man was heard yelling someone had been "stabbed"Dewsbury Road, Beeston,where a man was heard yelling someone had been "stabbed"
Dewsbury Road, Beeston,where a man was heard yelling someone had been "stabbed"

Officers attended Dewsbury Road in Beeston in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday) responding to the allegations.

It was after a member of the public overheard a man yelling that another man had been stabbed shortly after midnight.

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The concerned resident called 999 and police rushed to the scene, but were unable to find any victim.

Just minutes later, a call came in again with a similar concern, and police headed again to the scene only for there still to be no trace.

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The spokesman said: "We attended but no-one was found to suggest such an incident happened."

Police added that they were again called just moments later at 12.28, and again searched the street to find no victim.

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A woman who lives in the area said her boyfriend had seen the man yelling.

The resident, who did not want to be named, said: "He didn't see what happened - he just saw a chubby guy running down the street to the Spar garage screaming someone's been stabbed, that's it."