VIDEO & PHOTOS: Emotional vigil held for murdered Leeds 16-year-old boy
Family, friends and the wider community gathered in public to pay respects to 16-year-old Irfan Wahid, a schoolboy murdered in Harehills.
Speeches were made at the vigil, which was held just a few hours after the funeral service at the Markazi Jamia Masjid Bilal mosque in Conway Road, Harehills.
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Hide AdIrfan was found with a stab wound in Harehills Lane at around 3.45pm on Friday. He was taken to hospital but died a short time later.
A post-mortem examination confirmed the cause of death as a stab wound to the chest.
A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named, is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court today (Feb 16) charged with murder and possession of a bladed article.