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Man arrested over murder of woman, 84, and attack on boy in skate park Five held in investigation into murder of woman, 84, and attack on boy
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A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of an 84-year-old woman and the attempted murder of a nine-year-old boy who was stabbed in a skate park, police say. Five men are being held by police investigating the murder of an 84-year-old woman at her home and the stabbing of a nine-year-old boy in a skate park.
Officers found the woman's body in a bedroom at her home in Prospect Mount, Shipley, West Yorkshire, after reports that the boy had been attacked in the Carnegie skate park in the town. The woman, who has been named as Louisa Denby, was discovered with "numerous stab wounds" in the upstairs bedroom of a house in Prospect Mount, Shipley, West Yorkshire, just before midnight on Monday by officers conducting inquiries into the stabbing of the unnamed boy at Carnegie skate park in the town that afternoon.
West Yorkshire police named the dead woman as Louisa Denby and said she had suffered "numerous stab wounds". The boy, who suffered chest and arm injuries, was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary where he is expected to undergo surgery on Tuesday.
The man was arrested at 4.10am on Tuesday in nearby Idle on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, a West Yorkshire police spokesman said. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after being spotted in Idle, a village near Bradford, by a member of the public at about 4.10am on Tuesday.
Another 26-year-old man has also been arrested on suspicion of murder and three other local men have been arrested over the incident in the skate park, the spokesman added. A second man, also 26, has been arrested in connection with the murder, while three others, aged 18, 24 and 29, are being held in connection with the incident in the skate park, a statement from West Yorkshire police said.
The boy was taken to Leeds General Infirmary where he remains in a stable condition, police said. After the boy was attacked, police issued a description of a suspect who was said to be white, in his 20s and wearing a cap and glasses. He was also believed to have a walking stick.
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