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Five held in investigation into murder of woman, 84, and attack on boy
Man arrested over murder of woman, 84, and attack on boy in skate park
(8 days later)
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.
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.
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 boy at Carnegie skate park in the town that afternoon.
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 boy, named by local media as Jason Darcey, suffered chest and arm injuries and was airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary where he is expected to undergo surgery on Tuesday.
West Yorkshire police named the dead woman as Louisa Denby and said she had suffered "numerous stab wounds".
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after being spotted in nearby Idle, a village near Bradford, by a member of the public at about 4.10am on Tuesday. He is believed to be a relative of the dead woman.
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 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.
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.
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.
The boy was taken to Leeds General Infirmary where he remains in a stable condition, police said.
The murder victim's home is about 300 metres from the park, which was recently renovated, and a number of locations in the area were taped off by police.
Det Supt Lisa Griffin told the Yorkshire Post: "We got a good response from the public. The victim has not yet been interviewed. He went to hospital for treatment.
"The first account was all we took from the child. He gave the account but the priority was to get him to hospital.
"All our available resources were used. It was a very serious incident and we took it very seriously. We were concerned he might try to attack other children.
"We brought in additional staff, all available staff were deployed and our air support. It was everyone we could muster. It paid off because local people were spoken to and a name was suggested."
Councillor Vanda Greenwood said: "My heart goes out to the family. It is awful when this happens to anyone but it is really terrible when it is a young boy.
"We are trying to reassure people and there is a massive police presence."
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