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Man, 26, is arrested over the murder of a father who was attacked by an armed gang of four in Leeds

Rahiem Jackson, 38, known as Reema, whose family described his killing as "a very cowardly, cruel and senseless act of vicious violence.
Rahiem Jackson, 38, known as Reema, whose family described his killing as "a very cowardly, cruel and senseless act of vicious violence.

Rahiem Jackson, 38, known as Reema, was set upon by four attackers armed with weapons outside his home on Hedley Chase, New Wortley, Leeds, at 10.23pm on 24 October and pronounced dead at the scene. The Met Police arrested a 26-year-old man in London overnight and he remains in custody.

His family called the killing "a very cowardly, cruel and senseless act of vicious violence" and said they were "left inconsolable."

Detective Chief Inspector Dan Bates described the London arrest as "a significant development" and urged anyone near Hedley Chase on Saturday night to come forward.

Jackson's family said he was "a son, an uncle, a father, a partner" who "did not deserve to die the way he did."

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