Case card for DHF-028 — Raheim Jackson case, Leeds, England. Status: CHARGED.
THE FILE CARD
| Case File No. | DHF-028 |
| Subject | Raheim Jackson, 38, known as Reema, of Leeds, England, UK (spelled 'Rahiem Jackson' in earlier police material and in several outlets; this file follows the spelling on the Police Service's current pages — see the update box) |
| Date | 24 October 2026 (attack, about 10:23 p.m.); 27 October 2026 (victim named and family tribute); 30 October 2026 (arrest in London); 1 November 2026 (second arrest); 2 November 2026 (charge); 4 November 2026 (third arrest; Crown Court mention hearing); 5 November 2026 (fourth arrest, in Nottingham) |
| Location | Hedley Chase, New Wortley, Leeds, England, UK |
| Status | CHARGED |
| Investigating authorities | West Yorkshire Police, Homicide and Major Enquiry Team; Metropolitan Police (arrest in London) |
| Charged person | Michael Gyedu, 26, of Rathmell Road, charged 2 November 2026 with murder. He is charged, not convicted, and is presumed innocent. Three further men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and have not been named or charged in any source relied on here: a 26-year-old man on 1 November 2026 (released under investigation), a 39-year-old man on 4 November 2026 (bailed pending further enquiries), and a 28-year-old man on 5 November 2026 in Nottingham (remains in police custody). |
| Court | Leeds Magistrates' Court — Gyedu was due to appear on 2 November 2026. Leeds Crown Court (Leeds Combined Court Centre) — mention hearing on Wednesday 4 November 2026, case 13XC0025426. No plea is reported in the sources relied on here. |
| Tip contact | West Yorkshire Police on 101 or via Live Chat, quoting reference 13260606745; or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 |
| One-line summary | Raheim Jackson, 38, died after police say four people armed with weapons attacked him outside a property on Hedley Chase, New Wortley, Leeds, at about 10:23 p.m. on 24 October 2026. On 30 October 2026 a 26-year-old man was arrested in London on suspicion of murder; on 2 November 2026 Michael Gyedu, 26, of Rathmell Road, was charged with murder. Three further men were arrested on suspicion of murder on 1, 4 and 5 November 2026; none has been named or charged. Enquiries continue. |
Why this file is stamped CHARGED: The stamp records only the legal position as it stands on 7 November 2026. Michael Gyedu, 26, of Rathmell Road, has been charged with murder. Three further men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and have not been named or charged. No plea, no trial, and no verdict is reported in the sources relied on here. A charge is an accusation, not a conviction, and Gyedu is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise. If he enters a plea, if a trial produces a verdict, or if any further person is charged, this file will be updated, dated, and re-stamped — never quietly rewritten.
THE CASE
A Saturday night in New Wortley
New Wortley is a residential area of Leeds, in West Yorkshire. On Saturday 24 October 2026, at about 10:23 p.m., West Yorkshire Police received a report that a man was being attacked with weapons outside a property on Hedley Chase, in New Wortley. Emergency services attended. Despite treatment by paramedics, the man was pronounced dead a short time later. That sequence — the time, the place, the report, the attendance, and the death despite treatment — comes from West Yorkshire Police's own first release, dated 25 October 2026, and it is the firm ground on which this whole file stands. Everything else in this file is built on later police releases and on reporting of them, and where the record stops, this file stops too.
The police were careful, from the start, about what kind of attack they were describing, and this file follows their wording exactly. In that first release, Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team said that, from initial reports, four people who were armed with weapons had carried out a sustained attack on the victim. The same release called the attack targeted and isolated, and said a scene remained in place while extensive enquiries were carried out. "Targeted and isolated" is a police assessment about risk to the wider public, as stated at that stage. It is not a motive, and this file does not turn it into one. No source relied on here states why the attack happened, who the attackers knew, or what, if anything, had gone before it. A file that invented a reason for a fatal attack would be doing exactly what the fairness locks on this blog exist to prevent, and this file invents none.
It is also worth pausing on what the first release did not do. It did not name the victim. It did not name any suspect. It did not describe the weapons beyond the words "armed with weapons", and it did not describe any injury in any detail. This file keeps those same limits. There is no graphic detail in this file, because there is no graphic detail in the sources relied on here that would justify any, and because a family's loss does not become clearer by describing how a man died.
Naming the victim: Raheim Jackson, known as Reema
For two days, the victim in this case was an unnamed 38-year-old man. That changed on Tuesday 27 October 2026, when West Yorkshire Police named him: Raheim Jackson, known as Reema, aged 38, from Leeds. (The naming release as published at the time spelled the name 'Rahiem'; this file now uses 'Raheim', the spelling on the Police Service's current pages — see the update box.) The naming release also carried the family's tribute, and the tribute is the only personal material in this file, because it is the only personal material in the official record that the family themselves chose to release through the police.
His family said: "Rahiem was loved and adored by his sisters and family. He had a beautiful heart and beautiful soul; his smile was so infectious, and he lit up the room with his presence. Rahiem would have gone above and beyond for anybody he cared for." They added: "A very cowardly, cruel and senseless act of vicious violence has resulted in our brother's death. He wasn't just a brother he was a son, an uncle, a father, a partner, a nephew, a cousin, a grandson, brother in law and friend and he did not deserve to die the way he did." And they finished: "We are heartbroken and in so much pain and have been left inconsolable as a family. If anyone has any information to help the police find the persons who murdered Rahiem, please can you come forward."
This file quotes that tribute in full because it is the family's own words, released officially, and because it does work that no summary could do. It tells the reader who Raheim Jackson was to the people who knew him, in their words, without this file adding any biography it cannot source. It also tells the reader what the family asked for, which was not sympathy in the abstract but information: anyone who knows anything, to come forward. That request runs through the rest of this case, and it is the reason the police appeal at the end of this file is given in full, with its reference number, rather than paraphrased away.
The naming release also repeated, and sharpened, the police account of the attack. Detective Chief Inspector Bates, who is leading the investigation, said: "Rahiem's murder has devastated his family and we are doing everything we can to identify and bring those responsible to justice." He added: "We believe four people armed with weapons, carried out a sustained attack on Rahiem and I continue to urge anyone who may have seen those persons arrive at or flee the scene on Hedley Chase, or who has any footage of them to come forwards." Note the two different kinds of witness the police were asking for, even at that early stage. They were not only asking for people who saw the attack itself. They were asking for people who saw people arrive at the scene, and people who saw people leave it. In a case where four people are said to have been involved, the arrivals and the departures are evidence in their own right: they may show how many people came, from which direction, and how they left. A reader who was in Hedley Chase that night and saw nothing of the attack itself might still hold something the investigation needs, and the police wording makes that clear. This file keeps that distinction, because it is the difference between a witness appeal that helps and one that only repeats itself.
The naming release also confirmed the structure of the investigation. It is led by West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, under Detective Chief Inspector Bates. That team, and not a local neighbourhood team, is the unit that has handled the case from the murder investigation's opening on 25 October through to the arrest on 30 October.
30 October: an arrest in London
On Friday 30 October 2026, six days after the attack, West Yorkshire Police announced what it called a significant development. Detectives investigating the murder of Raheim Jackson had arrested a man in London. A 26-year-old man was arrested overnight by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of murder, and remained in police custody. Enquiries into Raheim's death remain ongoing by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team.
Detective Chief Inspector Bates said: "This arrest is significant development in the murder investigation of Rahiem Jackson. Officers are continuing to support the family. Extensive enquiries remain ongoing and we continue to appeal for information around the attack. We continue to ask anyone who may have seen people arrive or leave the scene on Hedley Chase on Saturday night to come forward."
Every word of that paragraph needs to be read with the care it deserves, because it is easy to over-read an arrest announcement. First, the man arrested had not been named in any source relied on here at that time, and this file did not name him, because there was no name to report. Second, he had been arrested on suspicion of murder, which is the stage at which police detain a person for questioning while enquiries continue; it is not a charge, and no source relied on here reported a charge at that time. (Superseded — a charge was filed on 2 November 2026; see the update box.) Third, he remained in police custody at the time of the announcement, which is a statement about his position on 30 October, not a prediction about what will happen next. Fourth, the arrest was made in London, by the Metropolitan Police, in a case investigated by West Yorkshire Police — which tells the reader that the investigation had already reached beyond Leeds within six days, but tells the reader nothing about where the arrested man lives, how he was identified, or what connection, if any, police believe he has to the other three people said to have taken part in the attack. All of those questions are unanswered in the sources relied on here, and this file leaves them unanswered.
That last point — the other three — is the most important gap in the file, and it should be stated plainly rather than smoothed over. Police say four people carried out the attack. One man had been arrested on suspicion of murder. No source relied on here reported arrests of, charges against, or identifications of the other three people said to have been involved at that time. (Superseded in part — three further arrests and one charge followed on 1–6 November 2026; see the update box.) That does not mean no further arrests will happen, and it does not mean the investigation has narrowed to one person. It meant that, on the public record as it stood on 1 November 2026, three of the four people police believe took part had not been publicly accounted for by an arrest. (Superseded in part — four men have now been arrested in total; police have not said whether they are the four people said to have taken part.) The police appeal is still open, and it is still asking for the same thing it asked for on 27 October: anyone who saw people arrive at or leave Hedley Chase on Saturday night, and anyone with footage, to come forward.
1–6 November: a charge, and three further arrests
On Monday 2 November 2026, West Yorkshire Police announced that Michael Gyedu, aged 26, of Rathmell Road, has been charged with murder, and that he was due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court that day. The police statement describes the arrest of a second man, aged 26, on the morning of Sunday 1 November on suspicion of murder, which indicates the charge relates to the earlier arrest on 30 October — the police statement does not name the man arrested in London, and this file states the link only as the police wording indicates it. Gyedu appeared at Leeds Crown Court (Leeds Combined Court Centre) for a mention hearing on Wednesday 4 November 2026; no plea is reported in the sources relied on here. On Wednesday 4 November, a 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder; the 26-year-old arrested on 1 November was released under investigation the same day. On Thursday 5 November, a 28-year-old man was arrested in Nottingham on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody. On Friday 6 November, police said the 39-year-old has been bailed pending further enquiries. None of the three men arrested on 1, 4 and 5 November has been named or charged in any source relied on here. The charge against Gyedu is an allegation, not a conviction, and he is presumed innocent. Police have not said whether the four men arrested are the four people they say carried out the attack, and this file does not say so.
What is known, and what is not
It helps, at the end of a case narrative built on a short but official record, to separate the two lists cleanly. What is known: at about 10:23 p.m. on 24 October 2026, West Yorkshire Police received a report of a man being attacked with weapons outside a property on Hedley Chase, New Wortley, Leeds. Emergency services attended, and the man was pronounced dead a short time later despite paramedic treatment. A murder investigation was launched, led by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team under Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates. Police say four people armed with weapons carried out a sustained attack, and described the attack at that stage as targeted and isolated. On 27 October, police named the victim as Raheim Jackson, 38, known as Reema, of Leeds, and released his family's tribute. On 30 October, a 26-year-old man was arrested overnight in London by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of murder, and remained in police custody at that time. (A charge followed on 2 November 2026 — see the update box.) The investigation remains ongoing, and the police appeal, quoting reference 13260606745, remains open.
What is not known: why the attack happened; what any motive may have been; what weapons were used, beyond the police wording "armed with weapons"; the identities of the men arrested on 1, 4 and 5 November, and whether any of them will be charged; the identities of the other three people police believe took part, and whether they have been identified; how the arrested men were identified or located; and whether any further charges or court proceedings will follow. (The identity of the first man arrested, and whether he would be charged, is now answered — see the update box.) No source relied on here answers any of those questions, and this file does not guess at any of them. In particular, this file does not name the arrested man as a murderer, does not attribute a motive to him or to anyone else, and does not treat the arrest as a resolution. An arrest is a step in an investigation. A conviction, if one ever follows, would be a different step, in a court, on evidence this file has not seen and does not claim to have seen.
That second list is the reason this file was first stamped ARRESTED. The man arrested has now been charged, and further arrests have been announced — see the update box at the top of this file. Until then, the honest position is the one the police record supports: a man is dead, his family have asked for information, one man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and the investigation is still open.
TIMELINE
- 24 October 2026, about 10:23 p.m. — West Yorkshire Police receive a report that a man is being attacked with weapons outside a property on Hedley Chase, New Wortley, Leeds. Emergency services attend; the man is pronounced dead a short time later despite paramedic treatment.
- 25 October 2026 — West Yorkshire Police launch a murder investigation, led by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team. Police say four people armed with weapons carried out a sustained attack, and describe the attack at that stage as targeted and isolated. A scene remains in place while extensive enquiries are carried out.
- 27 October 2026 — West Yorkshire Police name the victim as Raheim Jackson, known as Reema, aged 38, from Leeds, and release his family's tribute. Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates repeats the appeal for witnesses who saw people arrive at or flee the scene, or who have footage.
- 30 October 2026 — A 26-year-old man is arrested overnight in London by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of murder, and remains in police custody. West Yorkshire Police call the arrest a significant development; enquiries remain ongoing.
- Sunday 1 November 2026 — A second man, aged 26, is arrested on suspicion of murder. (West Yorkshire Police, 2 November 2026.)
- Monday 2 November 2026 — West Yorkshire Police announce that Michael Gyedu, aged 26, of Rathmell Road, has been charged with murder, and that he is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court that day. (West Yorkshire Police, 2 November 2026; Yorkshire Post, 2 November 2026.)
- Wednesday 4 November 2026 — A 39-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murder. The 26-year-old man arrested on 1 November is released under investigation. Michael Gyedu appears at Leeds Crown Court (Leeds Combined Court Centre) for a mention hearing, case 13XC0025426. (West Yorkshire Police, 4 November 2026; CauseAlert court listing.)
- Thursday 5 November 2026 — A 28-year-old man is arrested in Nottingham on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody. (West Yorkshire Police, 6 November 2026.)
- Friday 6 November 2026 — West Yorkshire Police say the 39-year-old man arrested on 4 November has been bailed pending further enquiries, and that enquiries into Raheim Jackson's death remain ongoing. (West Yorkshire Police, 6 November 2026.)
- 1 November 2026 — As of the sources relied on here that day, no charge has been reported against the man arrested, and no further arrests have been reported. This file is published on this date, eight days after the attack. (A second arrest had in fact been made that morning, and a charge followed on 2 November — see the update box.)
EVIDENCE & LEADS
- The report and the death (West Yorkshire Police, 25 October 2026): Police received a report at 10:23 p.m. on 24 October that a man was being attacked with weapons outside a property on Hedley Chase, New Wortley. Emergency services attended and, despite treatment by paramedics, the man was pronounced dead a short time later.
- The four attackers, as stated by police (West Yorkshire Police, 25 and 27 October 2026): Police say four people armed with weapons carried out a sustained attack on Raheim Jackson. No source relied on here names any of the four attackers, and no source relied on here describes the weapons beyond "armed with weapons". Four men have now been arrested in total; police have not said whether they are the four people said to have taken part.
- The targeted-and-isolated assessment (West Yorkshire Police, 25 October 2026): Police described the attack at that stage as targeted and isolated. No source relied on here states a motive, and this file states none.
- The victim's identity and the family tribute (West Yorkshire Police, 27 October 2026): The victim is named as Raheim Jackson, known as Reema, aged 38, from Leeds. His family's tribute, quoted in full in THE CASE above, describes him as loved and adored by his sisters and family, and asks anyone with information to come forward.
- The investigation team (West Yorkshire Police, 25–30 October 2026): The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, led by Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates, is leading the investigation throughout.
- The arrest (West Yorkshire Police, 30 October 2026; corroborated by Sky News via KMFM and The Sun, 30–31 October 2026): A 26-year-old man was arrested overnight in London by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of murder and remained in police custody. Detective Chief Inspector Bates called the arrest a significant development and said extensive enquiries remain ongoing. (As of 30 October 2026. Michael Gyedu was charged with murder on 2 November 2026 — see the new item below.)
- The charge (West Yorkshire Police, 2 November 2026; corroborated by the Yorkshire Post, 2 November 2026): Michael Gyedu, aged 26, of Rathmell Road, has been charged with murder. He was due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 2 November 2026. The police statement describes the 1 November arrest as that of "a second man", which indicates the charge relates to the earlier arrest on 30 October; the police statement does not name the man arrested in London. The charge is an allegation; Gyedu is presumed innocent.
- The further arrests (West Yorkshire Police, 2, 4 and 6 November 2026; corroborated by Opera News / Yorkshire Evening Post, 6 November 2026): a 26-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder on 1 November (released under investigation, announced 4 November); a 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder on 4 November (bailed pending further enquiries, announced 6 November); a 28-year-old man arrested in Nottingham on suspicion of murder on 5 November (remains in police custody). None of the three has been named or charged in any source relied on here.
- The Crown Court mention (Opera News / Yorkshire Evening Post, 6 November 2026; CauseAlert court listing): Michael Gyedu appeared at Leeds Crown Court (Leeds Combined Court Centre) in the week of 2 November 2026; a mention hearing is listed for Wednesday 4 November 2026, 10:00 a.m., Court 9, before His Honour Judge Bayliss KC, case 13XC0025426. No plea is reported in the sources relied on here.
- The open appeal (West Yorkshire Police, 27 and 30 October 2026): Police continue to ask anyone who saw people arrive at or leave the scene on Hedley Chase on Saturday night, or who has footage, to come forward — via 101 or Live Chat, quoting reference 13260606745, or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
- What is NOT evidence in this file: any motive for the attack; any identity for the men arrested on 1, 4 and 5 November (unnamed in all sources relied on here); any charge against them (none reported); any plea entered by Michael Gyedu (none reported); any identification of the other three people police say took part, or any statement that the four men arrested are those four people; any description of any injury beyond the police account; any claim about how any arrested man was identified or located; and any account of events before 10:23 p.m. on 24 October 2026.
Caption: Illustration of an empty residential street at dusk — atmospheric artwork, not a photograph of Hedley Chase and not evidence.
STILL UNKNOWN
- Why was Raheim Jackson attacked? No source relied on here states a motive, and police described the attack only as targeted and isolated at the 25 October stage.
- Who are the other three people police say took part? Police say four people carried out the attack. Four men have now been arrested in total (30 October and 1, 4 and 5 November); only Michael Gyedu has been named and charged. No source relied on here identifies the other three people police say took part, or states whether the arrested men are among them.
- Will the man arrested be charged? — ANSWERED in part 7 November 2026: Michael Gyedu, 26, of Rathmell Road, was charged with murder on 2 November 2026. No plea is reported. The men arrested on 1, 4 and 5 November have not been named and have not been charged; the 1 November arrestee was released under investigation, the 4 November arrestee has been bailed, and the 5 November arrestee remains in police custody.
- How was the arrested man identified and located in London? No source relied on here explains this, and this file does not guess.
- What footage or witness accounts do police hold? Police continue to appeal for witnesses who saw people arrive at or leave the scene, and for footage. No source relied on here states what has already been received.
- Has anything changed since 30 October 2026? — ANSWERED 7 November 2026: Yes — one charge and three further arrests on 1–6 November 2026. See the update box.
What would change this file now: if Michael Gyedu enters a plea, if a trial produces a verdict, if any count is dismissed, if any of the other arrested men is charged or released, or if the spelling of the victim's name is settled differently by court records, this file will be updated with the date, the source, and the new stamp if the facts require it — never quietly rewritten. Until then, the stamp stays CHARGED.
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SOURCES
- West Yorkshire Police, 30 October 2026 — "Man arrested over murder of Rahiem Jackson in Leeds": a 26-year-old man arrested overnight in London by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of murder, remains in police custody; enquiries ongoing by the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team; Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates quote; appeal via 101 or Live Chat quoting reference 13260606745, or Crimestoppers anonymously. Read in full. This is the primary source for the arrest.
- West Yorkshire Police, 27 October 2026 — family tribute release (same police news page): victim named as Rahiem Jackson, known as Reema, aged 38, from Leeds; fatal attack by four suspects at about 10:23 p.m. on 24 October on Hedley Chase, New Wortley; family tribute quoted in full in this file; Detective Chief Inspector Bates quote; appeal quoting reference 13260606745, Crimestoppers 0800 555 111. Read in full.
- West Yorkshire Police, 25 October 2026 — murder investigation launch (same police news page): report at 10:23 p.m. on 24 October of a man being attacked with weapons outside a property on Hedley Chase, New Wortley; emergency services attended, man pronounced dead a short time later despite paramedic treatment; four people armed with weapons carried out a sustained attack, per initial reports; attack described as targeted and isolated; scene in place, extensive enquiries. Read in full.
- KMFM, 31 October 2026 — "'Significant development' in Leeds murder investigation as man arrested in London" (Sky News reporting): corroborates the 24 October time and place, the four attackers, the 26-year-old man's arrest in London on suspicion of murder, custody on Friday, Detective Chief Inspector Bates quote, and the 101 / Crimestoppers appeal. Read in extract via search.
- The Sun, 31 October 2026 — "Man, 26, arrested after 38-year-old 'murdered in armed gang attack' outside house": corroborates the victim's identity, the 24 October attack, the four attackers, the London arrest on suspicion of murder, and the family tribute wording. Read in extract via search.
- West Yorkshire Police, rolling update page, 2, 4 and 6 November 2026 — "Further arrest over murder of Raheim Jackson, Leeds": read in full. 2 November: Michael Gyedu, 26, of Rathmell Road, charged with murder, due at Leeds Magistrates' Court that day; a second man, 26, arrested on suspicion of murder on 1 November. 4 November: a 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder; the 26-year-old arrested on 1 November released under investigation. 6 November: a 28-year-old man arrested in Nottingham on 5 November on suspicion of murder, remains in police custody; the 39-year-old bailed pending further enquiries. Note on spelling: this page — the Police Service's current page for this case — spells the victim's name "Raheim" in its headline, its URL and all three dated updates. The original 30 October release carried "Rahiem" in its title and "Raheim" in its body text, as the Police Service's own news listings show. This file follows the current spelling and will correct it if court records show otherwise.
- Opera News / Yorkshire Evening Post, 6 November 2026 — "Fourth man arrested over murder of Raheim Jackson in Leeds as police plead for information": corroborates the Nottingham arrest, the 39-year-old's bail, and that Gyedu appeared at Leeds Crown Court this week charged with murder. Note: this outlet alone reports that Gyedu "was not asked to enter a plea and a preliminary trial date was set for April 5" — single source, NOT relied on in this file.
- Yorkshire Post, 2 November 2026 — "Rahiem Jackson: Police name man charged with murder over Leeds man's death" (via mirror): corroborates the charge, Gyedu's age and address, the Leeds Magistrates' Court appearance on 2 November, and the second arrest on 1 November. Note: this article spells the name "Rahiem".
- CauseAlert, Leeds Combined Court Centre, case 13XC0025426 — court listing: Michael Gyedu, defendant, Crown Prosecution Service prosecuting; mention hearing Wednesday 4 November 2026, 10:00 a.m., Court 9, His Honour Judge Bayliss KC. Corroborates the Crown Court appearance; it does not record a plea or a trial date.
- No competitor article text or image is reproduced in this file. Facts are stated in Dark History Files' own words, with official material attributed to its source. No source beyond those listed above was relied on for facts in the draft and in the 7 November 2026 update. No search-volume numbers are stated, because no tool returned any.
Police appeal — if you have information: If you saw people arrive at or leave the scene on Hedley Chase, New Wortley, on the night of Saturday 24 October 2026, or if you have footage, contact West Yorkshire Police on 101 or via Live Chat, quoting reference 13260606745. Information can also be given anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Do not name any person publicly as a suspect on the basis of this file — Michael Gyedu has been charged with murder and is presumed innocent unless and until a court finds otherwise, and the other men arrested have not been named by police and have not been charged.
Caption: Illustration of an empty city street at dawn — atmospheric artwork, not a photograph of Leeds and not evidence.
Reader question: When police ask for footage of people arriving at or leaving a scene, why might an exact time on that footage matter more than a guess about what happened — and what should a witness check before sending it in?
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Update log — 7 November 2026: (1) Title changed to "Raheim Jackson: Charged in Leeds Fatal Attack". (2) Search description replaced (133 chars). (3) Labels changed to Charged, Homicide, 2020s. (4) Stamp changed ARRESTED → CHARGED (file strip, stamp line, File Card, share card). (5) Update box added at the top of the file. (6) "Updated: 7 November 2026" added after the Posted line. (7) In-post heading changed to match the new title. (8) NAME CORRECTION: "Rahiem Jackson" corrected to "Raheim Jackson" throughout the file — title, heading, file strip, image note, File Card, narrative, Timeline, Evidence, STILL UNKNOWN, appeal box, share-card caption — EXCEPT the verbatim family-tribute quotation, the two verbatim Detective Chief Inspector Bates quotations, and the quoted titles of the original police releases in Sources, which keep the spelling as released. The Police Service's current pages spell the name "Raheim"; earlier police material and several outlets spelled it "Rahiem"; this file will correct it if court records show otherwise. (9) File Card: dates extended, status changed, new rows added for Charged person and Court, one-line summary rewritten. (10) "Why this file is stamped" box rewritten for CHARGED. (11) THE CASE: new subsection "1–6 November: a charge, and three further arrests" added; five stale passages marked as superseded. (12) Timeline: 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 November entries added; 1 November entry amended. (13) Evidence & Leads: Charge, Further arrests, and Crown Court mention items added; three items amended. (14) STILL UNKNOWN: two items marked ANSWERED in part / ANSWERED; one item rewritten; closing box rewritten. (15) Police appeal box amended — the charged man is now named. (16) Sources: West Yorkshire Police rolling update page, Opera News / Yorkshire Evening Post, Yorkshire Post, and CauseAlert appended, including the note on the "Raheim" / "Rahiem" spelling conflict. (17) Closing line updated to 7 November 2026. Not touched: Previous/Next file lines, Related files, WATCH THE FULL STORY, images 2–3, the reader question, the permalink.
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