Three teens charged with murder go on trial over Leeds stabbing
Three teenagers will face a murder trial at Leeds Crown Court for the stabbing death of 16-year-old Chloe Watson Dransfield, with proceedings expected to last up to three weeks.
Three teenagers—Kayla Smith, 18, of Kennerleigh Avenue; Archie Rycroft, 19, of Middleton Park Road; and Blake Dowling, 18—have been charged with murder in the death of 16-year-old Chloe Watson Dransfield. The victim was found with stab wounds on Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe at around 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 28. The case will be heard at Leeds Crown Court, with the trial slated to run for as long as three weeks.
The three accused were formally charged earlier this year and will now appear before the court to answer the charges.