A man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy in Huddersfield.

Alfie Franco, 20, will appear before Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, West Yorkshire Police said.

The suspect, from Kirklees, is also charged with possessing a knife in a public place.

Police were called to a stabbing in Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, at about 2.45pm on Thursday.

The victim suffered a single knife wound to the neck and died later in hospital.

Police said “multiple” enquiries into the stabbing are still ongoing.

A male and a female were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, and have been released on police bail.

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