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BBC News
05-04-2025
- BBC News
Huddersfield murder charge after boy, 16, stabbed to death
A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in services were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from injuries to his Franco, from Kirkburton, West Yorkshire, is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court later charged with murder and possessing a knife in a public place.A man and a woman who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender have been released on police bail, West Yorkshire Police said. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
BBC News
28-03-2025
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Man charged with failing to stop after A61 crash which killed six
A man has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of a collision in which six people died last Morgan-Roller, nine, and her four-year-old sister, Lillie, died alongside their mother, Shannen Morgan and father, Shane Roller, when the family's car collided with a motorbike on the A61 between Barnsley and Wakefield on 21 and wife Christopher and Janine Barton, who were both travelling on the motorcycle, also died in the crash, which happened close to the Newmillerdam Cockell, 49, of Gresford Close in Barnsley, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court last Friday. The case was adjourned until 24 Roller and Ms Morgan lived in Athersley, in Barnsley. The couple also had a third daughter who was not with them at the time of the fatal collision. A GoFundMe page set up in the wake of the tragedy to raise money for the surviving sister raised more than £400, two motorcyclists killed in the collision, Mr Barton, 56, and Mrs Barton, 48, were also from the Barnsley area. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
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College ramps up security measures after teen takes machete to campus
A COLLEGE has put extra security measures in place after a teenager from Bradford took a machete onto campus. Nicholas Wojciechowski, 18, of Brafferton Arbor, in Buttershaw, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court on March 5. He pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon on school/further education premises. Wojciechowski was caught with a machete at the Somerville House building, in Leathley Road, which is part of Leeds City College, on February 10 this year. Bill Jones, executive principal at Leeds City College, said Wojciechowski was escorted off the campus and 'immediately suspended'. Somerville House is near the college's Printworks Campus. It provides "a diverse range of amenities, tailored for learners aged 16 to 24 who are keen on enhancing their personal development and employability skills alongside English and maths", according to the Leeds City College website. The building features dedicated spaces for projects and events, social hubs, and café facilities. Somerville House, in Leathley Road, which is part of Leeds City College (Image: Google Street View) Wojciechowski escaped an immediate custodial sentence for the offence. He was handed 12 months in a Young Offenders Institution, which was suspended for two years, by the court. The teenager was excluded from Leeds City College after the police investigation. Mr Jones said: 'Keeping our students and staff safe is our number one priority. 'As soon as we were made aware of the situation, Nicholas Wojciechowski was immediately suspended and escorted off campus. 'Following a police investigation, he was excluded from college. 'We take safeguarding extremely seriously and our staff acted swiftly and appropriately to ensure the safety of the campus community. 'As a result of this, further security measures are now in place and a number of student sessions are planned to raise awareness of knife crime-related issues.' The court also ordered Wojciechowski to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work within the next year and to complete up to 30 Rehabilitation Activity Requirement days. An order was made to deprive the defendant of the machete. He must pay costs of £385 to the Crown Prosecution Service as well as a surcharge of £187 to fund victim services. Wojciechowski was also originally charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a private place, in relation to a zombie knife at his home, but this was withdrawn.
BBC News
20-03-2025
- BBC News
Fifteen deny Drax power station protest charges
Fifteen people have denied planning to protest by locking themselves to objects at the UK's biggest power from across the country were involved in an operation over protest activity around the Drax power station near Selby, Leeds Magistrates' Court heard defendants were arrested on 8 August at Bentley Urban Farm in Doncaster and three were arrested on the same day on the A645 at Goole, East 15 are accused of having items including climbing ropes, ladders, bolt cutters, glue, gaffer tape and metal poles. All denied a single charge of being equipped to lock on. Elizabeth Irving, 23, from Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, Arlan Jones, 25, from Hackney, east London, and Rose Armitage, 22, from Headingley, Leeds, are accused of having Reclaim The Power leaflets, tape, rope, a screwdriver and pliers with them, in a Suzuki Alto, at the A645 with the junction of Key Lane near Lee Rushton, 33, and Simon Roscoe Belvins, 32, both of Sheffield, and Max Connor, 30, from Headingley, are accused of having bolt cutters, an angle grinder, glue, gaffer tape and metal poles in a Vauxhall Wright, 18, from Oxfordshire, Huw Birch, 37, from Sheffield, and Philip Edward Ball, 54, from Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, are charged with having cable ties, climbing rope and planning notes in a rented panel Monaghan, 23, from Leyburn, North Yorkshire, Sean Irving, 26, from Hull, and Hannah Crowther, 25, from Hillingdon, north-west London, are charged with having a box of padlocks with keys, and long metal poles, in a panel Henry Faire, 22, from Sheffield, and Adam Woods, 27, from Winchester, Hampshire, are accused of having metal tripods, ladders, metal poles, ratchet straps and a list of directions, in another Taylor, 22, from Shirrell Heath, Hampshire, is charged with having bolt cutters and an OS map with Drax power station marked on it, in a Ford Transit Judge Adrian Lower granted the defendants unconditional bail until their trial at the same court on 22 September. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-police officers charged with child sex offences
Two retired police officers have been charged with child sex offences dating back to the 1990s. West Yorkshire Police said two of its former officers each faced charges of rape and indecent assault against a girl aged under 16, with the alleged offences committed between 1992 and 1995. William Baker, 78, of Hayle in Cornwall, and Ian Hopkinson, 63, of Redcar in Cleveland, would face Leeds Magistrates' Court on 7 May, the force said. The pair were arrested in June 2024 after a woman came forward the previous year to report the offences which were alleged to have taken place in West Yorkshire while they were serving officers. Both men were working at the time in the Mounted Section, then based in Pontefract, where Mr Baker held the rank of sergeant and Mr Hopkinson was a constable, the force said. Mr Baker is charged with three counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 16 years and two counts of rape of a female under 16 years. Mr Hopkinson is charged with five counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 16 years and five counts of rape of a female under 16 years. A third former West Yorkshire Police officer was also arrested over the allegations, but has since died, with the force adding that "it was determined there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death". Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. West Yorkshire Police
