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2006-09-23 14:31:22 UTC
A teenage girl bled to death after staggering into a pub car park with
her throat slashed from ear to ear.
She died in the arms of pub customers who had desperately tried to stop
the blood gushing from the gaping wound in her neck.
The pretty 18-year-old blonde died in the car park of the Swan Hotel in
Liversedge.
The teenager collapsed into the arms of customer Dave Eccles as he left
the pub, and he dashed inside to get help. Mechanic Mark Scott tried to
stop the flow of blood with a bath towel, following instructions from
ambulance staff on Mr Eccles' phone.
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A police officer then tried to revive her until paramedics arrived and
continued the lifesaving efforts, but she was pronounced dead at
Dewsbury District Hospital. Police confirmed the victim was an
18-year-old girl but have not released her name because they are still
trying to contact relatives.
Mr Scott, 38, who works at Rydal car sales in Huddersfield Road,
Norristhorpe, Liversedge, told how he had tried to save the girl. He
said: "Dave came back in and said he needed help outside.
"We went out and there was a young girl lying there with her throat cut
open.
"We got some towels. One friend was holding them to her throat, Dave
was taking instruction on the phone from the ambulance people and me
and another friend were trying to keep her talking. But she wasn't
saying anything, she was just gurgling. We weren't getting any
response.
"There was an extreme amount of blood. She had walked a long way in the
state she was in and we just tried our best to save her.
"We had seen her walk past the pub earlier and she was a stunning young
girl."
In a tragic twist of fate, 31-year-old Cleckheaton mum Rebecca Kemp was
found dead from stab wounds outside Mr Scott's place of work last
month. A 49-year-old man has been charged with her murder.
Pub licensee Karen Osman, 53, described the frantic efforts to save the
teenager.
She said: "She was breathing to begin with but it was getting less and
less when the man went to help her. I went outside and she was on the
ground, propped against the pub wall.
"The man was on the phone to the ambulance crew who were telling him
what to do. We needed a thick, clean cloth to try to stop the bleeding
and I fetched a bath towel.
"Another man was holding the towel to her throat, but it was hopeless.
I have never seen so much blood. She was saturated in it and you
couldn't even tell the colour of her clothes."
Mrs Osman added: "You can see the girl on the CCTV staggering into the
car park. She must have seen this man getting into his car and she
headed for him.
"The last words she spoke were 'help me'. Then she fell into his arms
and didn't speak again. The blood was just pumping out of her. It was
just horrendous.
"The police were there very quickly and one officer tried to revive her
with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compression."
Mrs Osman's husband, Christopher, 52, said: "There was just nothing
anybody could do. She was never going to come round. She was bleeding
profusely from the throat and it was forming a pool under her.
"We hadn't seen her before and don't know where she came from. She was
a blonde-hair white girl, wearing a top and skirt.
"The customer tried to staunch the bleeding with a towel for several
minutes and then the paramedics took over. It's a terrible thing to
happen and it's the second murder round here in a couple of months."
The murder investigation is being carried out by West Yorkshire
Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, headed by Detective
Superintendent Andy Brennan.
Detectives believe the girl was attacked in Holme Street, which runs
behind the pub.
Det Ch Supt Breenan said: "This seems to be a random attack, which is
quite worrying.
"The locals I have spoken to are absolutely horrified by what has taken
place. A teenager has been attacked in a vicious way. The family are
traumatised.
"We do not have a suspect. We are not linking this to any other
attacks.
"We have got a huge investigation ongoing and I'm convinced we will be
able to catch the person who did this.
"I'm worried that the suspect is still at large but I would provide
reassurance to the public by pointing out that there's a heavy police
presence in the area."
Police are examining CCTV footage and forensic evidence from the area,
particularly the nearby filling station.
The pub, at the junction of Bradford Road and Huddersfield Road, was
sealed off yesterday and a white tent was erected in the car park where
the girl was found.
A housing estate opposite the pub was also cordoned off and Holme
Street, a side road behind the pub was closed. Traffic was being
diverted and customers were unable to remove their vehicles from the
pub car park. It is thought the girl had been walking in Holme Street
before reaching the car park.
The coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination was being
held yesterday.
Police say they are following positive lines of inquiry to trace the
person responsible.
Det Supt Brennan urged anyone who saw the girl going towards the pub
shortly after 8pm on Thursday to contact them on 0845 6060606, or
Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Witnesses can also text information by texting the word swan and
sending it to 07786 200 806.
Later, a police spokesman said that a 20-year-old man had been arrested
in Liversedge and was being questioned by detectives last night.
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her throat slashed from ear to ear.
She died in the arms of pub customers who had desperately tried to stop
the blood gushing from the gaping wound in her neck.
The pretty 18-year-old blonde died in the car park of the Swan Hotel in
Liversedge.
The teenager collapsed into the arms of customer Dave Eccles as he left
the pub, and he dashed inside to get help. Mechanic Mark Scott tried to
stop the flow of blood with a bath towel, following instructions from
ambulance staff on Mr Eccles' phone.
continued...
A police officer then tried to revive her until paramedics arrived and
continued the lifesaving efforts, but she was pronounced dead at
Dewsbury District Hospital. Police confirmed the victim was an
18-year-old girl but have not released her name because they are still
trying to contact relatives.
Mr Scott, 38, who works at Rydal car sales in Huddersfield Road,
Norristhorpe, Liversedge, told how he had tried to save the girl. He
said: "Dave came back in and said he needed help outside.
"We went out and there was a young girl lying there with her throat cut
open.
"We got some towels. One friend was holding them to her throat, Dave
was taking instruction on the phone from the ambulance people and me
and another friend were trying to keep her talking. But she wasn't
saying anything, she was just gurgling. We weren't getting any
response.
"There was an extreme amount of blood. She had walked a long way in the
state she was in and we just tried our best to save her.
"We had seen her walk past the pub earlier and she was a stunning young
girl."
In a tragic twist of fate, 31-year-old Cleckheaton mum Rebecca Kemp was
found dead from stab wounds outside Mr Scott's place of work last
month. A 49-year-old man has been charged with her murder.
Pub licensee Karen Osman, 53, described the frantic efforts to save the
teenager.
She said: "She was breathing to begin with but it was getting less and
less when the man went to help her. I went outside and she was on the
ground, propped against the pub wall.
"The man was on the phone to the ambulance crew who were telling him
what to do. We needed a thick, clean cloth to try to stop the bleeding
and I fetched a bath towel.
"Another man was holding the towel to her throat, but it was hopeless.
I have never seen so much blood. She was saturated in it and you
couldn't even tell the colour of her clothes."
Mrs Osman added: "You can see the girl on the CCTV staggering into the
car park. She must have seen this man getting into his car and she
headed for him.
"The last words she spoke were 'help me'. Then she fell into his arms
and didn't speak again. The blood was just pumping out of her. It was
just horrendous.
"The police were there very quickly and one officer tried to revive her
with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compression."
Mrs Osman's husband, Christopher, 52, said: "There was just nothing
anybody could do. She was never going to come round. She was bleeding
profusely from the throat and it was forming a pool under her.
"We hadn't seen her before and don't know where she came from. She was
a blonde-hair white girl, wearing a top and skirt.
"The customer tried to staunch the bleeding with a towel for several
minutes and then the paramedics took over. It's a terrible thing to
happen and it's the second murder round here in a couple of months."
The murder investigation is being carried out by West Yorkshire
Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, headed by Detective
Superintendent Andy Brennan.
Detectives believe the girl was attacked in Holme Street, which runs
behind the pub.
Det Ch Supt Breenan said: "This seems to be a random attack, which is
quite worrying.
"The locals I have spoken to are absolutely horrified by what has taken
place. A teenager has been attacked in a vicious way. The family are
traumatised.
"We do not have a suspect. We are not linking this to any other
attacks.
"We have got a huge investigation ongoing and I'm convinced we will be
able to catch the person who did this.
"I'm worried that the suspect is still at large but I would provide
reassurance to the public by pointing out that there's a heavy police
presence in the area."
Police are examining CCTV footage and forensic evidence from the area,
particularly the nearby filling station.
The pub, at the junction of Bradford Road and Huddersfield Road, was
sealed off yesterday and a white tent was erected in the car park where
the girl was found.
A housing estate opposite the pub was also cordoned off and Holme
Street, a side road behind the pub was closed. Traffic was being
diverted and customers were unable to remove their vehicles from the
pub car park. It is thought the girl had been walking in Holme Street
before reaching the car park.
The coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination was being
held yesterday.
Police say they are following positive lines of inquiry to trace the
person responsible.
Det Supt Brennan urged anyone who saw the girl going towards the pub
shortly after 8pm on Thursday to contact them on 0845 6060606, or
Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Witnesses can also text information by texting the word swan and
sending it to 07786 200 806.
Later, a police spokesman said that a 20-year-old man had been arrested
in Liversedge and was being questioned by detectives last night.
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