{"id":1779,"date":"2026-05-12T11:26:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hunt-for-knifemen-who-fled-on-e-bike-as-woman-left-fighting-for-life-in-stabbing\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:26:56","slug":"hunt-for-knifemen-who-fled-on-e-bike-as-woman-left-fighting-for-life-in-stabbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hunt-for-knifemen-who-fled-on-e-bike-as-woman-left-fighting-for-life-in-stabbing\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt for knifemen who fled on e-bike as woman left fighting for life in stabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a88635\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Police were called to Topaz Close, Huddersfield, around 10.30pm last night where they found a woman with serious leg and head injuries and she is now in a serious condition in hospital<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37144736\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of the incident\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Police-on-the-corner-of-Sapphire-Close-and-Aquamarine-Drive.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police at the scene of the incident\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police at the scene of the incident<cite aria-label=\"Image: Yorkshire Live\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Yorkshire Live)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after a stabbing in Huddersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police were called to Topaz Close, Fartown, just after 10.30pm last night (Monday) where they found a 30-year-old woman with serious leg and head injuries. It&#8217;s believed two suspects attacked her in the street and made off on an e-bike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/west-yorkshire-police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">West Yorkshire Police<\/a> crime scene investigators have taped off an area on the corner of adjoining streets Sapphire Close and Aquamarine Drive, this morning and anyone who witnessed the incident or has footage is urged to get in touch with the force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A statement from police said that the victim is in a &#8220;critical condition&#8221; in hospital. It reads: &#8220;Police were called at 10.37pm last night (11 May) by the ambulance service to reports a woman had been stabbed in Huddersfield.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37144324\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/donald-trump-iran-attacks-ai-37144324\" tabindex=\"0\">UK faces threat of Iran AI &#8216;grey zone&#8217; warfare as Trump weighs up launching fresh attacks<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_4dfcff\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37144169\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/new-cases-hantavirus-expected-after-37144169\" tabindex=\"0\">New cases of Hantavirus are expected after the last passengers left the stricken ship<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Officers attended to find a 30-year-old woman with serious leg and head injuries on Topaz Close. She was taken to hospital where she remains in a critical condition. It\u2019s believed two suspects attacked her in the street and then made off on an e-bike.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Detective Inspector Sarah Bradley of Kirklees CID said that police believe it to have been a &#8220;targeted&#8221; attack with the investigation at an early stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She stated: \u201cThis is a very serious incident where a woman has suffered serious injuries. Extensive enquiries are ongoing this morning including house to house and CCTV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWhilst the investigation is at an early stage, we believe this incident was targeted and there is no wider threat to the public. I would encourage anyone who witnessed the incident or who saw the suspects on an e-bike prior to the stabbing to come forward with information. We are working with our local neighbourhood policing team to provide reassurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anyone with information is asked to contact police via 101 or use the live chat options at www.westyorkshire.police.uk\/livechat quoting reference 13260266607.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/huddersfield-stabbing-hunt-appeal-attack-37144607\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police were called to Topaz Close, Huddersfield, around 10.30pm last night where they found a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778585216_0_Police-on-the-corner-of-Sapphire-Close-and-Aquamarine-Drive.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}