Alfie Lewis stabbing: Friends pay tribute to teenager killed in Leeds

Friends have paid tribute to a 15-year-old old boy who died after a stabbing near a school in Leeds.

Emergency services were called to Town Street in Horsforth, near St Margaret's Primary School, just before 15:00 GMT on Tuesday.

The teenager, named locally as Alfie Lewis, later died in hospital and police launched a murder investigation. A teenage boy was arrested on Tuesday.

Speaking to BBC Look North in Horsforth, teenagers Maisie, 14, and Holly, 17, described Alfie as "one of a kind" and "amazing".

"He was a beautiful soul," Maisie said, "always dancing around, laughing [he was] absolutely lovely, so understanding. It's horrible."

Holly said she had been messaging Alfie "an hour before it happened" and added: "I never thought it would be Alfie. It's the most awful feeling ever."

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