after 2005, dewsbury was labelled a troubled town after negative press reports and became "the town that dare not speak its name" after high-profile crimes brought it into the media spotlight. in june, a girl of 12 was charged with grievous bodily harm after attempting to hang a five-year-old boy from chickenley. mohammad sidique khan, ringleader of the group responsible for the 7 july 2005 london bombings, lived in lees holm.