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Trust Junior Jordan TJ Gangata: Zimbabwean teen(17) stabbed to death at party in Leeds, UK

The father of a 17 year old Zimbabwean boy teenager stabbed to death at a house party over the weekend in Leeds, United Kingdom has paid tribute to his son.

Four unnamed male suspects have now been arrested by police investigating the murder of Trust Junior Jordan Gangata, 17, who was attacked  at the weekend.

The incident happened at a house in Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Trust, whose nicknamed was TJ, was from Zimbabwe and was enjoying a house party in Salisbury Grove, Armley, on Saturday night.

Officers were called to the address in at 2.48am on Sunday, after they received reports of a disturbance at an address.

West Yorkshire Police are set to quiz the four males in relation to the stabbing.

Today, his father Trust Gangata wrote:

‘Fly high my son until we meet again. Loads of love TJ’.

A police rep said:

‘Four men have been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of a 17-year-old boy in Leeds. ‘An 18-year-old man, from Huddersfield, and three men, one aged 18 and two aged 19, all from Bradford, have been arrested on suspicion of murder in relation to the death of the 17-year-old who was stabbed and fatally wounded in an incident at a house in Salisbury Grove, Armley, in the early hours of yesterday. ‘The men remain in custody and detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are continuing to carry out extensive enquiries into the boy’s murder.’

A scene remains in place around the address in Salisbury Grove to undergo forensic examination and specialist searches.

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