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Kayla Smith appeared in court charged with murder (Picture: goneebyee5/tiktok)

An 18-year-old woman accused of stabbing a schoolgirl to death in what was said to be a row over a boy has been pictured.

Chloe Watson Dransfield, 16, was found with fatal injuries in Kennerleigh Avenue, Austhorpe, Leeds at 6am on Saturday.

The teenager was said to have been stabbed in the back in a dispute over a boy, according to family and neighbours.

Three teenagers appeared in court today charged with murder.

ID by the Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/38667505/three-charged-murder-teen-girl-leeds/ Kayla Smith has been charged with murder THREE people including an 18-year-old girl have appeared in court charged with the murder of a teen found stabbed in the back in the street. Chloe Watson, 16, was attacked after a party in Austhorpe, Leeds, at 5.55am on Saturday.

Kayla Smith has been charged with murder alongside two other teens

Kayla Smith, 18, and Archie Rycroft, aged 19, also in Leeds, have been charged with murder, West Yorkshire Police said.

Smith is a self-employed beautician who runs a business called Luxe Aesthetics from her grandfather’s home in east Leeds, the Daily Mail reports.

A 17-year-old boy who cannot be named has been charged with the same offence.

An 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.

A further 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl who were arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail pending further enquiries.

In a statement, Chloe’s family’s paid tribute to their ‘princess’.

They said said: ‘My beautiful princess Chloe. I cannot put into words how I feel that you are not here with me.

‘You are my life, my world, my best friend and I know that I am yours. I cannot live without you – I need you.

‘You are stunning, confident, loyal, honest and my family-oriented princess.

‘When you walk into any room it lights up with your bubbly personality. There is so much I could say. There’s a big hole in my heart that can never be filled.’

Girl, 16, found on street in Leeds named locally as police launch murder probe The 16-year-old girl who was found with serious injuries in a street in Austhorpe, Leeds, and died soon after, has been named locally as Chloe Watson Picture: no credit Facebook collect ref: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089256050580 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=931495259842102&set=a.108239912167645
Chloe Watson Dransfield was found with fatal injuries on the street in Leeds
Girl, 16, found on street in Leeds named locally as police launch murder probe The 16-year-old girl who was found with serious injuries in a street in Austhorpe, Leeds, and died soon after, has been named locally as Chloe Watson Picture: no credit Facebook collect ref: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089256050580 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=931495259842102&set=a.108239912167645
Chloe Watson Dransfield was found with serious injuries in a street in Austhorpe, Leeds, and died soon after

They added: ‘Your two sisters and big brother will always love and miss you to infinity. You will always and forever be in our hearts. Love Mum, Connor, Courtney and Cienna.’

Her cousin Shantelle Watson wrote on GoFundMe: ‘My 16-year-old cousin’s life was sadly taken in tragedy.

’16 years young. She didn’t even make it to her 18th – her whole life was taken in a flash over a boy.

‘Her mum is distraught; she has left two younger siblings behind.’

She added: ‘I wanted to create a GoFundMe to help give her the best send off possible.

‘She didn’t deserve this; she was so full of life, such an innocent, beautiful soul taken too soon.’

Another neighbour Wayne Mallows described how he tried to save the girl but she had been stabbed in the back.

The 64-year-old told the Daily Mail he performed CPR on the teenager on the pavement close to his home.

‘I was called out of the house about 5.50am on Saturday morning by a dog walker,’ he said.

Date: 28.3.26 Byline/ Credit: YappApp 07479723877 MURDER investigation launched following death of unidentified teenage girl in Leeds Detectives have launched a murder investigation after the death of a young woman in Leeds. Officers were called at 5.55am today (Saturday, 28 March) to Kennerleigh Avenue, Austhorpe to reports of a young woman being found unconscious in the street. She was found to have suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital for immediate medical treatment, but was sadly pronounced deceased shortly afterwards. The female victim remains unidentified at this time. Extensive enquiries are ongoing to identify her, so her next of kin can be notified. Detectives are also releasing details of her identity in the hope that someone will recognise her from the following description. She is of slim build and has tanned skin. She is 5ft 2ins tall and believed to be in her mid to late teens, with green eyes and brown hair with darker roots and blonder ends. She also has fixed metal braces to her upper and lower teeth. Four people - two women aged 18, a man aged 20 and a boy aged 17 - were all arrested from a nearby address on suspicion of murder. All four remain in police custody and a scene remains in place while the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team carry out further enquiries. Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Superintendent Marc Bowes, said: ???This is an extremely complex investigation where a young woman has sadly lost her life. ???We are treating her death as murder and have arrested four people in connection with it. ???Despite carrying out extensive enquiries throughout the course of today we have not yet been able to confirm her identity. ???We hope by releasing these details that someone will recognise who she is and come forward. ???I am also keen to speak to anyone who was in the Kennerleigh Avenue area in the early hours of this morning, or anyone who may have seen any suspicious activity in the vicinity.??? If you can assist this investigation then please call the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team on 101, or use the live chat options at www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat, quoting log 280 of 28 March. Information can also be given anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/murder-investigation-launched-following-death-woman-leeds-0 Byline: YappApp Minimum per use, irrespective of any previous use: Fee: ?? 150 Print ?? 50 Internet use Byline: YappApp
A murder investigation has been launched following death of a teenage girl in Leeds (Picture: YappApp)

‘She said that my neighbour was outside doing CPR on a young girl. He was getting tired.

‘I asked if they’d rung an ambulance and then I realised that a phone was on the ground and he had it on loudspeaker. Ambulance control were giving him instructions.

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