Overview
- Kayla Smith, 18, Archie Rycroft, 19, and a 17-year-old boy appeared by video at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday and were remanded, with a further hearing set for May 1 and a provisional trial date of November 10.
- Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, was found with stab wounds on Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe early Saturday and died later in hospital.
- Prosecutors have charged the trio with murder, and magistrates earlier ordered Smith and Rycroft held in custody and the 17-year-old held in secure accommodation under youth rules that bar naming him.
- Detectives issued a direct appeal on Wednesday for phone clips believed to be circulating on TikTok or Snapchat and asked people to upload any footage to the police Major Incident Public Portal.
- Six people were arrested in total during the inquiry, and three others have been released on bail as enquiries continue, while Chloe’s family have shared tributes and an online fundraiser has raised nearly £15,000.