Murder arrests after man stabbed to death in Dewsbury park

A man has died after being fatally stabbed in a park in Dewsbury.

West Yorkshire Police were called to reports of disorder involving a group of males at Crow Nest Park, off Heckmondwike Road, in the Dewsbury Moor area of the town, at 20:17 BST on Saturday.

Paramedics and an air ambulance attended the scene but the man, in his 30s, was pronounced dead a short time later.

The force said three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police said they had also been called to a report of disorder involving several people fighting on Pilgrim Drive at 20:11, shortly before the incident in the park.

Det Ch Insp James Entwistle said: “We have launched a murder investigation after a man sadly suffered fatal injuries while being attacked with a bladed article in Crow Nest Park.

“We believe this was a targeted attack and there is no wider threat to members of the public.

“I would like to appeal to anyone who was in Crow Nest Park or around Pilgrim Drive or Pilgrim Crescent who may have seen anything that could assist with our enquiries to please come forward.”

He added there were currently extra police patrols in the area, as well as several detectives investigating the scene.