16-year-old appears before Leeds Crown Court accused of murdering Irfan Wahid

By The Newsroom
Published 16th Feb 2017, 12:28 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2017, 11:48 BST
A 16-year-old-boy has appeared before a Crown Court accused of murdering Leeds teenager Irfan Wahid, who was stabbed to death.

Irfan, also 16, died from a single stab wound to the chest in Harehills Lane, Leeds, at around 3.45pm on Friday afternoon.

He was taken to hospital for treatment but died shortly afterwards.

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The defendant, who cannot be identified, appeared before Leeds Crown Court today. (Feb 16)

No pleas were entered to the murder charge.

The case was adjourned until March 23 when a plea and trial preparation hearing will be held.

A provisional trial date was set for July 23. No application for bail was made and the teenager was remanded in custody until the next hearing.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Sunday confirmed the cause of Irfan’s death as a single stab wound to the chest