A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in a West Yorkshire village.
Police were called to Pleasant View, Midgley, at 3.43pm yesterday , following a report that a man had been stabbed. Emergency services attended and found a man in his fifties with serious injuries. He was given medical attention at the scene but was pronounced deceased a short time later. A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and enquiries are ongoing at the scene.
“I understand that people locally will be rightly concerned, and I want to reassure people that we are currently treating this as an isolated incident, and we are not looking for anyone else at this time. “Having said this, enquiries are still at an early stage, and I would ask that if anyone locally does have information regarding the incident or any events leading up to the incident, that they come forward to speak with officers.