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Stourbridge stabbing: Tributes paid to Pierce Wilkinson | Stourbridge stabbing: Tributes paid to Pierce Wilkinson |
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A 13-year-old boy who was stabbed to death with his mother at their home was "loyal, caring and conscientious", his school has said. | A 13-year-old boy who was stabbed to death with his mother at their home was "loyal, caring and conscientious", his school has said. |
Pierce and Tracey Wilkinson were killed in an attack in Stourbridge, West Midlands, while the boy's father, Peter, was seriously injured. | Pierce and Tracey Wilkinson were killed in an attack in Stourbridge, West Midlands, while the boy's father, Peter, was seriously injured. |
Stephen Dunster, headteacher of Redhill School, where Pierce was a Year 8 pupil, said he would be "sadly missed". | Stephen Dunster, headteacher of Redhill School, where Pierce was a Year 8 pupil, said he would be "sadly missed". |
He said Pierce "met everyone with a smile" and was "kind and thoughtful". | He said Pierce "met everyone with a smile" and was "kind and thoughtful". |
"He was passionate about his football team, West Bromwich Albion, and was devoted to his pet greyhound dog. | "He was passionate about his football team, West Bromwich Albion, and was devoted to his pet greyhound dog. |
"He was a loving son and brother. Our thoughts and prayers remain with his family, in particular his father Peter and his sister Lydia." | "He was a loving son and brother. Our thoughts and prayers remain with his family, in particular his father Peter and his sister Lydia." |
The teenager and his mother were found in the house on Greyhound Lane, Norton, with critical stab wounds at about 08:00 BST on Thursday. | The teenager and his mother were found in the house on Greyhound Lane, Norton, with critical stab wounds at about 08:00 BST on Thursday. |
Footage captured on a vehicle dashcam shows the moments the murder suspect tried to flee the scene in a Land Rover, which was stolen from the house. | |
It shows officers chasing the car, which later crashed into a garden wall after it was rammed off the road by police in Norton Road about 30 minutes after the attack. | |
A suspect in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and wounding. | A suspect in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and wounding. |
Police said they understood the suspect may have been living at the address, although he was not a family relative. | Police said they understood the suspect may have been living at the address, although he was not a family relative. |
Officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. | Officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. |
'Shock and horror' | |
Mrs Wilkinson was pronounced dead at the scene, while Pierce later died in hospital. | |
Mr Wilkinson, a managing director for manufacturer Hill & Smith Ltd, was found in the garden of the house. | |
He remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition with stab wounds to his chest and back. | |
A neighbour of the victims described seeing two people being carried from the house on stretchers into ambulances after the "horrifying" incident. | A neighbour of the victims described seeing two people being carried from the house on stretchers into ambulances after the "horrifying" incident. |
Asked to describe the family, she said: "We just knew them as neighbours and asked how the kids were when we saw them in the street. | Asked to describe the family, she said: "We just knew them as neighbours and asked how the kids were when we saw them in the street. |
"They were just really, really friendly, they had lived there about seven or eight years and what has happened is just desperately sad." | "They were just really, really friendly, they had lived there about seven or eight years and what has happened is just desperately sad." |
A woman whose property backs on to the Wilkinsons' house told reporters she heard a man shouting in a neighbouring garden at about 08:00. | A woman whose property backs on to the Wilkinsons' house told reporters she heard a man shouting in a neighbouring garden at about 08:00. |
"It was definitely a man but I couldn't hear what was said. At the time I thought it was a workman," she said. | "It was definitely a man but I couldn't hear what was said. At the time I thought it was a workman," she said. |
Stourbridge MP Margot James said she knew of the family through the local Conservative association and said the community will do all it can to offer its support. | Stourbridge MP Margot James said she knew of the family through the local Conservative association and said the community will do all it can to offer its support. |
"My reaction is probably the same as everyone else in Stourbridge - absolute shock and horror that anything like this could happen in someone's normal day in my constituency. | "My reaction is probably the same as everyone else in Stourbridge - absolute shock and horror that anything like this could happen in someone's normal day in my constituency. |
"It is a truly tragic and awful event," she said. | "It is a truly tragic and awful event," she said. |