Leeds man due in court charged with murder after fatal Seacroft assault
Published 14th Jul 2026, 19:44 GMT
A Leeds man is due to appear before Leeds Crown Court charged with murder following the death of a 43-year-old man after an alleged assault in Seacroft.
On Thursday (Jul 9), Mark Shaw, 43 from Leeds, was seriously assaulted during an incident in Seacroft and was left with serious injuries.
He was taken to hospital for medical treatment, but died due to his injuries on Monday (Jul 13).
Hayden Clarke, 27 from Leeds, was arrested and appeared before Leeds Magistrates’ court on Tuesday (Jul 14) charged with an offence of section 18 assault.
This was amended to murder at the court hearing.
The 27-year-old is now set to appear before Leeds Crown Court on Thursday (Jul 16).