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Reply 1
thats whack man. he was so young as well, life should be cherised. i hope people the murders get found and get the death sentence man.
Here's me thinking people lived in Hyde Park London :|
Way to go scaring all us first years great... Maybe its best to leave this one off the forums ey?
T. Hereford
I was just watching the news and heard someone was murdered in Hyde Park in his own home!!:eek:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8231037.stm


My mate is moving into a house two street away from there next week for his second year!!!!!:eek:


Not the best thing to be saying with so many first years about...:confused:
Reply 5
...*whimper*
This happened on the road I live on, so I was actually called by West Yorkshire Police today asking if I was in the area (which I wasn't) or if I knew him (which I didn't). Really horrible, I can't believe it. :frown:

People shouldn't be scared though - I've never heard of a young person being murdered in Leeds before. Hyde Park doesn't feel dangerous at all - this is obviously just a very unfortunate one-off.
Reply 7
N0VAROKU
thats whack man. he was so young as well, life should be cherised. i hope people the murders get found and get the death sentence man.


Seriously?

Life should be cherished?
They should get a death sentence?
Reply 8
Llynus, what you have to bear in mind is that a depressingly large proportion of the population don't appear to believe that criminals are human beings with human rights.
Reply 9
Ironicly, a view seemingly shared by the criminals for the population....
heard about this today- my friend just moved on that road last week :afraid:
Reply 11
This has really put me off going there...
Cherudim
This has really put me off going there...


Excuse me, but if you live in London you have a FAR higher chance of being murdered there!

I've lived in Leeds nearly 5 years now and this is pretty much the only incident I've heard of like this. Hyde Park is definitely a safe place, apart from a few burglaries, and when all the student are actually there during term time it's always buzzing anyway. Don't let something like this put you off.
Reply 13
EssexDan86
Excuse me, but if you live in London you have a FAR higher chance of being murdered there!

I've lived in Leeds nearly 5 years now and this is pretty much the only incident I've heard of like this. Hyde Park is definitely a safe place, apart from a few burglaries, and when all the student are actually there during term time it's always buzzing anyway. Don't let something like this put you off.


That's why I'm leaving London lol. I'd hoped where I would be going would be an improvement :frown: I guess **** happens?
Don't worry, this is a one-off. If you even get burgled during your time in Leeds it'd be extremely unlikely. It's an awesome city and you'll have an amazing time :smile:
I was really sad to see that. I'm moving in to Hyde Park at the moment, but it hasn't 'put me off'... it's a senseless tragedy, but it seems to be a one-off... a burglary gone wrong, and I'm pretty sure they'll catch the bastards fairly quickly as it seems to have happened during the day in a busy sort of place (Hyde Park is generally just busy with people all the time).
I do have to raise an eyebrow at the comments about scaring first years etc.. For one thing, first years are almost all in security guarded halls, and for another...what is this, Hogwarts? First years are adults and just as capable of rational thought and taking sensible precautions as 2nd and 3rd years...
Anyways. Poor boy. :frown:

Oh, and did you see the way the Mail reported it? Their angle was that it happened in the street Chelsy Davy used to live in. FFS.
No but we are all excited and for this to be brought to our attention... its a bit of a downer aint it. But yes we are in more secured accom which I said in an after comment.
If it has scared people off it will be there loss lol cuz leeds is awesome :P
Moonbeam1991
No but we are all excited and for this to be brought to our attention... its a bit of a downer aint it. But yes we are in more secured accom which I said in an after comment.

I should think it's a bit more of a downer for all who knew him. (and you're 'after-comment' is not in this thread...) But I see what you're saying. Anyway, enough of this. I hope you have an awesome first year, and that you end up loving Leeds as mch as all the current students do :smile:
sharpesparkle
I was really sad to see that. I'm moving in to Hyde Park at the moment, but it hasn't 'put me off'... it's a senseless tragedy, but it seems to be a one-off... a burglary gone wrong, and I'm pretty sure they'll catch the bastards fairly quickly as it seems to have happened during the day in a busy sort of place (Hyde Park is generally just busy with people all the time).
I do have to raise an eyebrow at the comments about scaring first years etc.. For one thing, first years are almost all in security guarded halls, and for another...what is this, Hogwarts? First years are adults and just as capable of rational thought and taking sensible precautions as 2nd and 3rd years...
Anyways. Poor boy. :frown:

Oh, and did you see the way the Mail reported it? Their angle was that it happened in the street Chelsy Davy used to live in. FFS.


Well said. The Mail is such a joke of a paper!