A 26-year-old man has been arrested in London on suspicion of the murder of Raheim Jackson, who died after being attacked in New Wortley last Saturday night.
Mr Jackson, 38, known to friends as “Reema”, was attacked by a group of people with weapons outside a property in Hedley Chase at 10.23pm on Saturday 24 October. He was pronounced dead at the scene despite treatment by paramedics.
West Yorkshire Police confirmed on Friday that the man had been arrested in the capital by Metropolitan Police officers and remained in custody. Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates, of the Homicide and Major Inquiry Team, described the arrest as a significant development in the investigation.
Inquiries are continuing. Anyone with information is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting reference 13260606745.
Source: West Yorkshire Police