Chloe Watson was stabbed in Leeds (Image: Facebook)
A local resident has shared his heartbreaking attempts to save a 16 year old girl who was stabbed in the back ‘over a boy’.
Chloe Watson tragically died after being found unconscious on Kennerleigh Avenue in Austhorpe, Leeds, at 5.55am on Saturday, March 28.
Leeds local Wayne Mallows has recounted how he and other neighbours tried to rescue the ‘lifeless’ teenager.
The 64 year old performed CPR on the ‘beautiful, bubbly’ young girl on the pavement near his home.
“I was called out of the house about 5.50am on Saturday morning by a dog walker,” he told the Mirror.
Police have launched a murder investigation (Image: Facebook)
“She said that my neighbour was outside doing CPR on a young girl. He was getting tired.
“I asked if they’d rung an ambulance and then I realised that a phone was on the ground and he had it on loudspeaker. Ambulance control were giving him instructions.
“I took over until the ambulance arrived 10 minutes later. She had been stabbed in the back and there was quite a bit of blood. Her eyes were just blank.”
Mr Mallows described the street as typically very quiet and home to many pensioners.
“When the ambulance arrived around 6am the paramedics got all the kit out and tried to reactive the heart and they were doing chest compressions,” he added.
“They did that for about five minutes and then got her into the ambulance. Police were arriving all the time.
“In my mind I have a picture of her face.
“To me she looked very young, younger than 16.” Chloe suffered grave injuries and was immediately taken to hospital, where she was tragically pronounced dead shortly after, as reported by West Yorkshire Police.
A GoFundMe page has been set up in Chloe’s name, with family member Shantelle Watson sharing that the family is ‘distraught’
Shantelle wrote: “My 16-year-old cousin’s life was sadly taken in tragedy. 16 years young. She didn’t even make it to her 18th – her whole life was taken in a flash over a boy. Her mum is distraught; she has left two younger siblings behind.”
A senior investigating officer confirmed that police are “treating her death as murder and have arrested four people in connection with it”.
Two women aged 18, a man aged 20 and a 17 year old lad were detained on suspicion of murder on Saturday. All four remain in police custody while a crime scene is preserved and officers carry out investigations.
The senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Superintendent Marc Bowes, previously stated: “Following our appeal for further information yesterday, we have now identified the deceased as a 16-year-old girl from the Cleckheaton area. Her family have been informed and we are supporting them as they try to come to terms with what has happened.
“Our inquiries into the incident which led to her death are continuing, and I would appeal again to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of yesterday morning to come forward if they have any information which could assist our investigation.”
Anyone with pertinent information is encouraged to contact the police by dialling 101 or using the online live chat feature, referencing log number 280 of March 28. Information can also be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or visiting the Crimestoppers website.
