What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Saymore T Kwashira in Belle Isle last November. Romaine James, aged 18, of Reginald Mount, Leeds, was convicted last month following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. He appeared before the court today where he was sentenced to
A man has been jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of Darren Leach in Leeds. William Joyce, aged 38, of Woodview Terrace, Beeston, was unanimously found guilty of murder and theft last Friday following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. He appeared again today (12 November 2025)
A man has been found guilty of murdering Darren Leach at his home on Marsden Grove, Beeston in March. William Joyce, aged 38, of Woodview Terrace, Beeston, was found guilty yesterday (Friday 7 November 2025) following a trial at Leeds Crown Court. He was also found guilty of an offence
A teenager has been found guilty of murder after fatally stabbing Saymore T Kwashira with a machete at a flat in the Belle Isle area of Leeds. Romaine James, aged 18, of Reginald Mount, Leeds, was convicted of murder yesterday (2 October 2025) following a trial at Leeds Crown Court.
A second youth is due to appear in court today (4 December 2024) charged over the murder of a man in Leeds. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, has been charged with the murder of Saymore T Kwashira, who was fatally stabbed at a flat in
A 17-year-old male is due to appear in court today charged over the murder of a man in Leeds. The youth, who cannot be named due to his age, has been charged with the murder of Saymore T Kwashira, who was fatally stabbed at a flat in Winrose Avenue, Belle
A Leeds man who died in the early hours of Tuesday morning (12 November 2024) has been named as detectives continue to investigate his death. Saymore T Kwashira, 23, was fatally stabbed at a flat in Winrose Avenue, Belle Isle. Four males have been arrested as part of the Homicide
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Belle Isle have made two further arrests overnight. Armed officers carried out arrest enquiries at an address in Castleford yesterday evening (12 November 2024) and at three addresses in Leeds in the early hours of this morning (13 November). A 24-year-old man
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Belle Isle this morning. At 12:17am today (12 November 2024) police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to a report of man having been stabbed at an address in Winrose Avenue. The 23-year-old
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in Beeston. George Chalmers, aged 54, of Tempest Road, Leeds was jailed for a minimum term of 17 years and six months at Leeds Crown Court today (30 October 2024) for the