Rycroft Avenue incident: Police issue update following six-hour standoff with man carrying axe in Leeds

Police have issued an update following a six-hour standoff with a man carrying an axe in Leeds.
By Abbey Maclure
Published 15th Jul 2022, 16:28 GMT
Updated 15th Jul 2022, 16:39 GMT
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It happened in Rycroft Avenue, Swinnow, at about 8.45pm on Tuesday.

Police were called to a domestic incident, where a man was refusing to leave the property and was in possession of an axe.

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Armed officers were called out the the street, along with police negotiators.

At about 3.40am the man was detained and was arrested on suspicion of domestic assaults.

West Yorkshire Police have now confirmed the man has been released without charge.