 Police have made an arrest after a series of malicious emails 'threatening violence to children and staff' were sent to a number of schools in Leeds. Although the nature of the emails has not been disclosed, one primary school headteacher told parents they were treating the threats as 'credible,' and that children were being kept indoors all day. West Yorkshire police have since announced they are launching an investigation into the matter. In a statement, the force said: In its statement, the force said: 'Officers have commenced an investigation into a potential malicious communications offence and have now made an arrest in connection with the matter.' They added: 'Contrary to some reports the force has not issued guidance to schools to 'lockdown' and has not stated the threats are credible.' Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
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Police have made an arrest after a series of malicious emails ‘threatening violence to children and staff’ were sent to a number of schools in Leeds.
Although the nature of the emails has not been disclosed, one primary school headteacher told parents they were treating the threats as ‘credible,’ and that children were being kept indoors all day.
West Yorkshire police have since announced they are launching an investigation into the matter.
In its statement, the force said: ‘Officers have commenced an investigation into a potential malicious communications offence and have now made an arrest in connection with the matter.’