Halifax stabbing: Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calls for 'urgent action' after man dies and two others hurt in Halifax stab attack
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Yvette Cooper said news of the attack, which happened on Commercial Street in the early hours of this morning (Sunday) was “terrible”.
The senior member of the shadow cabinet, who is also MP for Normanton, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, said: “The news of another fatal knife attack in Halifax is terrible - close on the heels of the attacks in Leeds, and the killing of a schoolgirl in Croydon.
"My thoughts are with all those affected.
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Hide Ad“We cannot simply stand by as our communities continue to be blighted by rising knife crime. It is taking too many young lives.
"Urgent action is needed by Government to prevent and crack down on this dangerous and devastating crime before more lives are lost."
A large section of Halifax town centre has been taped off for most of today while police investigate the fatal stabbing.
They called to Commercial Street at 3.48am to reports that three men had been assaulted.
All three were taken to hospital with stab wounds.
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Hide AdOne of the men did not survive and another has been described as in a critical condition.
The third man has received treatment for a non-life-threatening injury.
Several businesses were shut today because of the police cordon, which included Wards End, Commercial Street and Horton Street – right down to Halifax train station.