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Feb 2023
Murder investigation declared after Harrogate teenager dies
Police today confirmed that a teenager has died following an incident in Harrogate in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The victim, who was 17, died in hospital after being found with "significant injuries" when police attended a property in Claro Road at about 12.15am.
North Yorkshire Police said today the person had died but did not name him.
A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared before York Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with attempted murder.
The boy, who was remanded into youth custody, is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on March 14.
But in an update today, Detective Superintendent Wayne Fox, head of North Yorkshire Police’s major investigation team, said the 18-year-old had now died: He said:
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