Four arrested over party stabbing

Scene of murder in CleckheatonPolice think the man was stabbed in the back as he approached a house in Brooklyn Road
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Four people have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death following a disturbance at a party in West Yorkshire, police have said.

The 50-year-old was attacked by a group of people as he approached the house in Cleckheaton, early on Saturday.

Police think the man, who suffered stab wounds to his back, had been on his way to help deal with an “altercation”.

Two 19-year-old men, a 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old woman are in custody on suspicion of murder.

The 19-year-old woman was arrested on Saturday and the other three arrests were made early on Sunday.

The victim died in Dewsbury District Hospital after the incident in Brooklyn Road, which happened shortly before 0100 BST on Saturday.

A post mortem examination showed that the man, who has not yet been formally identified, died from stab wounds.

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