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| Wolverhampton stabbing leaves two people dead | Wolverhampton stabbing leaves two people dead |
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| Two people have died and a woman has been critically injured in a stabbing in Wolverhampton. | Two people have died and a woman has been critically injured in a stabbing in Wolverhampton. |
| Police said it was believed a man attacked two women before inflicting stab injuries on himself. | Police said it was believed a man attacked two women before inflicting stab injuries on himself. |
| The attack happened in a block of flats in Leasowes Drive, in the Penn area of the city, at about 09:45 GMT. | The attack happened in a block of flats in Leasowes Drive, in the Penn area of the city, at about 09:45 GMT. |
| A woman and the male suspect, both believed to be in their 30s, died at the scene, West Midlands Police confirmed. | A woman and the male suspect, both believed to be in their 30s, died at the scene, West Midlands Police confirmed. |
| Live updates on the fatal Wolverhampton stabbing | |
| Officers said the stabbing was a domestic-related incident. | Officers said the stabbing was a domestic-related incident. |
| Stun grenades were used as officers stormed the flat in a bid to distract and detain the knifeman, West Midlands Police said. | Stun grenades were used as officers stormed the flat in a bid to distract and detain the knifeman, West Midlands Police said. |
| They said the other woman, believed to be in her 50s, had been taken to hospital with critical stomach wounds while two police officers were also injured. | |
| 'Paramilitary-style' | 'Paramilitary-style' |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Murray MacGregor said: "A man and woman estimated to be in their 30s had suffered very serious stab wounds. | West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Murray MacGregor said: "A man and woman estimated to be in their 30s had suffered very serious stab wounds. |
| "They were confirmed dead at [the] scene. | "They were confirmed dead at [the] scene. |
| "Another woman was taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with potentially life-threatening stab wounds." | "Another woman was taken on blue lights to the major trauma centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham with potentially life-threatening stab wounds." |
| Armed officers could be seen outside the Highfield Court block of flats. | Armed officers could be seen outside the Highfield Court block of flats. |
| Supt Keith Fraser from West Midlands Police said unarmed officers asked for armed support, which was why stun grenades were used to distract the suspected knifeman. | |
| Those stun grenades were "ineffective in stopping this man from attacking officers", Supt Fraser said. | |
| Supt Fraser said the two officers received minor injuries while tackling the knifeman. One received a "stab wound to the arm" and the other a leg injury after being chased by the suspect, he said. | |
| Mick Brice, a taxi driver, was near the scene when he said he saw "12 or 14 police cars". | Mick Brice, a taxi driver, was near the scene when he said he saw "12 or 14 police cars". |
| He said he saw police "shuttling" ambulance staff into the block of flats. | He said he saw police "shuttling" ambulance staff into the block of flats. |
| A "paramilitary-style" police vehicle came "screaming down the road" and on to the scene, Mr Brice said, before he saw two officers take something out of the back and enter the flats. | A "paramilitary-style" police vehicle came "screaming down the road" and on to the scene, Mr Brice said, before he saw two officers take something out of the back and enter the flats. |
| Resident Kerry Siau was feeding her daughter when she noticed the whirring of helicopter blades from behind the blinds that were down on her windows. | Resident Kerry Siau was feeding her daughter when she noticed the whirring of helicopter blades from behind the blinds that were down on her windows. |
| The nurse said when she looked outside three air ambulances had landed on Warstones Green between the football goalposts. | The nurse said when she looked outside three air ambulances had landed on Warstones Green between the football goalposts. |