Pictured: Boy, 17, stabbed to dying in park in center of the afternoon

Police are looking the killer of a young person who was fatally stabbed in broad daylight in a Wolverhampton park on Thursday.

Officers as we speak launched {a photograph} of sufferer Harleigh Hepworth, 17, from Staffordshire, who was knifed in West Park on Thursday, 7 March, round 4.30pm.

Emergency providers scrambled to the scene and located Harleigh, however the teen was declared lifeless a short while later.

A cordon across the park has now been lifted, however there’ll proceed to be an elevated police presence within the space in the interim. 

A West Midlands Police spokesman mentioned: ‘Our enquiries into the dying of 17-year-old Harleigh Hepworth in Wolverhampton’s West Park are as we speak persevering with.

Harleigh Hepworth, 17, was fatally stabbed in West Park, Wolverhampton, on Thursday 

‘The teenager from Staffordshire was fatally stabbed at round 4.30pm on Thursday (7 March).

‘We’re following quite a lot of strains of enquiry to catch who was answerable for his tragic dying.

‘A cordon across the park has now been lifted however you may count on to see a visual presence within the space as a part of our investigation and to supply reassurance.

‘A youngster has misplaced his life and we’re working around the clock to get justice for Harleigh and his household.

‘We proceed to work tirelessly with companions to steer younger folks away from violence with weapons.’

Anyone with data can contact the police by way of Live Chat, name 101, quoting log 3259 of seven March, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police additionally appealed for any photographs or video which can be helpful to the investigation to be submitted by way of the Major Incident Public Portal at mipp.police.uk

A cordon in West Park, Wolverhampton, was put in place as police launched an investigation into {the teenager}’s homicide