Batley stabbing Three men appear in court on murder charges

  • Published
Bradley GledhillImage source, West Yorkshire Police
Image caption,

Bradley Gledhill, 20, died in Batley on Sunday night

Three defendants have appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was stabbed to death in a street fight.

Bradley Gledhill, 20, from Heckmondwike, died after the attack in Batley, West Yorkshire, on Sunday night.

Usman Karolia, 19, Ahmed Karolia, 23, both of of Lime Tree Avenue, Batley, and Raja Nawaz, 18, of Longfield Road, Heckmondwike, appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court.

They were all remanded in custody.

The three men were also charged with the attempted murder of two other men who suffered serious injuries during the fight.

They will appear before Leeds Crown Court on 26 June.

West Yorkshire Police said an 18-year-old Batley man arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder had been released on police bail.

Earlier, police made two more arrests in connection to the incident.

A 14-year-old boy has since been eliminated from the investigation while a 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder remains in police custody.

Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, external, Twitter, external and Instagram, external. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk or send video here.

Related internet links

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.