This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-39444935
The article has changed 10 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Mother and son fatally stabbed in Stourbridge house | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| A mother and her 13-year-old son have died after being stabbed in their home. | A mother and her 13-year-old son have died after being stabbed in their home. |
| The woman, her husband and the child were found with serious stab wounds by emergency services called to Greyhound Lane, Norton, Stourbridge, just after 08:00 BST. | The woman, her husband and the child were found with serious stab wounds by emergency services called to Greyhound Lane, Norton, Stourbridge, just after 08:00 BST. |
| A Land Rover taken from outside the house was intercepted by police about 30 minutes later in Norton Road. | |
| A man, in his 20s, has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing the pair to death and seriously injuring the husband. | |
| West Midlands Police said it understood the suspect was known to the family and may have been living at the address, although he was not a family relative. | West Midlands Police said it understood the suspect was known to the family and may have been living at the address, although he was not a family relative. |
| More on this story and other news from Birmingham and the Black Country | More on this story and other news from Birmingham and the Black Country |
| The 13-year-old boy suffered critical stab injuries and was later pronounced dead in hospital. | The 13-year-old boy suffered critical stab injuries and was later pronounced dead in hospital. |
| The husband remains in hospital with stab wounds to his chest and back. | The husband remains in hospital with stab wounds to his chest and back. |
| Supt Lee Kendrick, of Dudley Police, said: "What has unfolded here this morning is horrific and heart-breaking. Police and ambulance were confronted with an awful scene: a man, woman and boy all with very serious stab injuries | Supt Lee Kendrick, of Dudley Police, said: "What has unfolded here this morning is horrific and heart-breaking. Police and ambulance were confronted with an awful scene: a man, woman and boy all with very serious stab injuries |
| "The woman and boy were found in the house and the man in the garden." | "The woman and boy were found in the house and the man in the garden." |
| He added that "tragically" there was "nothing that could be done" to save the woman, understood to be in her 50s, who was pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| Supt Kendrick said they "don't think this was a burglary or a robbery". | Supt Kendrick said they "don't think this was a burglary or a robbery". |
| The man in his 20s would be questioned on suspicion of murder and wounding, the force said. | |
| The police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. | The police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. |