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Tributes paid to 'innocent' teenager Chloe Watson as four arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody

Tributes have been paid to a girl, named locally as Chloe Watson, who died after she was found seriously injured in a Leeds street.

West Yorkshire Police were called to Kennerleigh Avenue, in the Austhorpe area of the city, at 5.55am on Saturday following reports of a young woman found unconscious.

Four people remain in police custody on Monday after they were arrested on suspicion of murder.

The 16-year-old was found to have suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.

Flowers were left on Monday for the teenager.

One of the messages said it was for "my beautiful girl" and "rest easy my Chloe. Love you forever my crazy girl".

Two women taped a photo of Chloe to a box on the roadside next to bouquets of flowers.

A relative, who set up an online fundraising page, said on the site her "life was sadly taken in tragedy, 16 years young, didn't even make it to her 18th".

'Innocent beautiful soul'

They said: "I wanted to create a GoFundMe to help give her the best send-off possible. She didn't deserve this.

"She was so full of life. Such an innocent beautiful soul taken too soon."

The four arrested include two women aged 18, a man aged 19 and a 17-year-old boy, who were all arrested at a nearby address.

Chloe was from Cleckheaton, around 12 miles from where she was found.

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Police statement

Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Superintendent Marc Bowes, said on Sunday: "Following our appeal for further information yesterday, we have now identified the deceased as a 16-year-old girl from the Cleckheaton area.

"Her family have been informed and we are supporting them as they try to come to terms with what has happened.

"Our inquiries into the incident which led to her death are continuing, and I would appeal again to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of yesterday morning to come forward if they have any information which could assist our investigation."

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