Butterbowl Drive Farnley: Man charged with murder after Leeds pub attack victim dies

A man has been charged with murder after a person died following an assault at a Leeds pub.

Detectives investigating the serious assault at a pub on Butterbowl Drive, Leeds, on May 5 have charged a man with murder.

Police were called to a hotel on Butterbowl Drive, Farnley at 1.22am (May 5) - believed to be The Butterbowl pub - following reports that a male had been knocked unconscious in a fight.

Detectives investigating the serious assault at a pub on Butterbowl Drive have charged a man with murder. Picture: Tony Johnsonplaceholder image
Detectives investigating the serious assault at a pub on Butterbowl Drive have charged a man with murder. Picture: Tony Johnson | Tony Johnson

Nathaniel Philip, 35 of no fixed abode has since been charged with murder after the assault in the early hours of Sunday morning.

He is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court this morning (May 7).

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