Four people have been arrested after a young woman who was found unconscious in the street in Leeds has died.
Officers rushed to Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe at 5.55am today following reports that a woman, believed to be a teenager, was lying unconscious in the street.
She was found to have suffered serious injuries and was taken to the hospital for immediate medical treatment, but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
Police have been unable to identify the woman and have released details of her description in the hope that someone might recognise her, so her next of kin can be notified.
She is believed to be in her mid to late teens, and is described a sbeing of slim build with tanned skin.
The force added she is 5ft 2ins tall with green eyes and brown hair with darker roots and blonder ends. She also has fixed metal braces to her upper and lower teeth.
Four people, two women aged 18, a man aged 20 and a boy aged 17, were all arrested from a nearby address on suspicion of murder.
All four remain in custody, while West Yorkshire Police continue to investigate.
Officers rushed to Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe at 5.55am today following reports of the woman lying unconscious in the street
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Superintendent Marc Bowes said: ‘This is an extremely complex investigation where a young woman has sadly lost her life.
‘We are treating her death as murder and have arrested four people in connection with it.
‘Despite carrying out extensive enquiries throughout the course of today we have not yet been able to confirm her identity.
‘We hope by releasing these details that someone will recognise who she is and come forward.
‘I am also keen to speak to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of this morning, or anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the vicinity.’
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