Nine held over restaurant killing

Forensic examinations have been carried out by police in Smyth Street

Four more men have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in an Indian restaurant kitchen in West Yorkshire, bringing the total in custody to nine.

The victim, in his late 40s, suffered a stomach wound at the Indian Palace on Smyth Street, Wakefield, in the early hours of Sunday and died in hospital.

Five men aged between 21 and 45 years are now being held on suspicion of murder, West Yorkshire Police said.

Four others, aged 22 to 39, are being held for other related offences.

Three were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and another on suspicion of assisting an offender.

All those arrested are from the Bradford area, police added.

Meanwhile, officers have been conducting forensic examinations in Smyth Street.