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| A boy found battered to death in a West Yorkshire park died from head injuries, a post-mortem examination has revealed. | A boy found battered to death in a West Yorkshire park died from head injuries, a post-mortem examination has revealed. |
| Amar Aslam died on Sunday evening in Crow Nest Park in Dewsbury. Seven males, who are all Asian, have been arrested said police. | |
| Detectives said they had been given more time to question six of the seven arrested males - a man aged 20, three boys aged 15 and boys aged 12 and 13. | Detectives said they had been given more time to question six of the seven arrested males - a man aged 20, three boys aged 15 and boys aged 12 and 13. |
| Police still have time available to quiz the seventh suspect, a boy of 15. | Police still have time available to quiz the seventh suspect, a boy of 15. |
| The questioning extension, granted by Bradford Magistrates' Court, means officers can hold the suspects in custody until Thursday morning before applying for further time, charging or releasing them. | The questioning extension, granted by Bradford Magistrates' Court, means officers can hold the suspects in custody until Thursday morning before applying for further time, charging or releasing them. |
| This has shattered our family and it won't be the same without him Samreen Aslam, Amar's sister | This has shattered our family and it won't be the same without him Samreen Aslam, Amar's sister |
| Police described the attack on the teenager as "brutal" and "sustained". | Police described the attack on the teenager as "brutal" and "sustained". |
| A West Yorkshire Police spokesman added: "Although officers are still working to ascertain the motive, it is not believed to be racial." | A West Yorkshire Police spokesman added: "Although officers are still working to ascertain the motive, it is not believed to be racial." |
| West Yorkshire Police officers are still searching the park where the teenager was discovered by 13-year-old James Taylor and his friend, who called 999. | West Yorkshire Police officers are still searching the park where the teenager was discovered by 13-year-old James Taylor and his friend, who called 999. |
| James Taylor has told the BBC how he performed emergency first aid on the 17-year-old in the walled garden of the park after hearing people bragging about "jumping a boy", stamping on his head and leaving him for dead. | James Taylor has told the BBC how he performed emergency first aid on the 17-year-old in the walled garden of the park after hearing people bragging about "jumping a boy", stamping on his head and leaving him for dead. |
| The teenager described Amar's face being covering in blood as he trying to help him before paramedics arrived. | The teenager described Amar's face being covering in blood as he trying to help him before paramedics arrived. |
| He added that he was "scared to walk the streets alone" in Dewsbury because of gangs. | He added that he was "scared to walk the streets alone" in Dewsbury because of gangs. |
| "It's a problem. There are gangs and it's just over turf and over drugs and girls and stuff like that," James said. | "It's a problem. There are gangs and it's just over turf and over drugs and girls and stuff like that," James said. |
| Police teams have also been scouring a pond in Crow Nest Park, but senior officers on the investigation would not say whether they were hunting for a murder weapon. | Police teams have also been scouring a pond in Crow Nest Park, but senior officers on the investigation would not say whether they were hunting for a murder weapon. |
| The victim's family is believed to have moved to Dewsbury from London five years ago. | The victim's family is believed to have moved to Dewsbury from London five years ago. |
| Amar's sister Samreen Aslam said: "This has shattered our family and it won't be the same without him. There will always be a gap when there is a part missing." | Amar's sister Samreen Aslam said: "This has shattered our family and it won't be the same without him. There will always be a gap when there is a part missing." |