Victim named and further arrests in murder inquiry

Police were called to St Wilfrid's Crescent on Wednesday
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A man who was stabbed to death in Leeds has been named by police as officers confirmed further arrests in the murder inquiry.
Harry Abbott, 19, was knifed during an altercation in Parkside View, Seacroft, at about 11:50 BST on Wednesday, before being taken in a car to St Wilfrid's Crescent in Harehills, where he died a short time later, West Yorkshire Police said.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in relation to the murder investigation and remains in custody. An 18-year-old woman held on suspicion of murder has been freed on bail.
Meanwhile, three men aged 19, 22 and 27 have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary in relation to the Seacroft incident.
Officers have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information about the incidents in Seacroft and Harehills to come forward.
They are keen to hear from anyone who saw a dark-coloured Ford Focus being abandoned in Amberton Crescent in Gipton at about 12.40 BST on the same day.
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