Three teenagers have appeared in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Chloe Watson Dransfield, who was stabbed to death in Leeds. The defendants, Kayla Smith, 18, Archie Rycroft, 19, and a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named, faced Leeds Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Chloe, from Gomersal, was found with stab wounds on Kennerleigh Avenue in the Austhorpe area of Leeds at around 6am on Saturday, 31 March. She later died in hospital.
All three defendants have been remanded in custody. West Yorkshire Police confirmed that they self-identify as white British. A fourth suspect, an 18-year-old man from Leeds, remains in custody on suspicion of murder, while an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl have been released on bail pending further inquiries.
In a statement released through Leeds Live, Chloe's family described her as a 'beautiful princess' who was 'full of joy' and had a 'wonderfully cheeky personality'. They said: 'Our family is utterly devastated by the loss of Chloe. We miss every single thing about her.'
Tributes have been left at the scene on Kennerleigh Avenue, where flowers and messages have been placed in memory of the teenager.
