Pudsey: Man charged over 'threats to kill' in incident that sent Leeds primary school into lockdown

Armed police arrested a man on Wednesday morning (May 1) from an address on Mount Pleasant Road, Pudsey.

A parent of a child at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School on Mount Pleasant Road got in touch to say that the school had gone into lockdown as a result of the incident.

A 58-year-old man has now been charged in relation to the incident.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “A 58-year-old man has been charged with possession of a knife in a public place and making threats to kill.”

Officers responded to a call reporting a man had been carrying a machete and behaving in a threatening manner. No one was injured in the incident.

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In communication with parents on Wednesday, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School confirmed that the lockdown process was successful and that the procedure had since been lifted.