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| Shipley man admits murdering his grandmother | Shipley man admits murdering his grandmother |
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| A man has admitting murdering his 84-year-old grandmother and attempting to murder a nine-year-old boy. | A man has admitting murdering his 84-year-old grandmother and attempting to murder a nine-year-old boy. |
| Nathaniel Flynn, 26, from Shipley, pleaded guilty at Bradford Crown Court to killing Louisa Denby at her home, where he also lived, and stabbing Jason D'Arcy in a nearby park on 1 July. | |
| Mrs Denby's body was found by police investigating the knife attack at Carnegie skate park in Shipley. | |
| Flynn, of Prospect Mount, will be sentenced on 18 December. | Flynn, of Prospect Mount, will be sentenced on 18 December. |
| Jason D'Arcy was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance following the attack at about 16:40 BST. | Jason D'Arcy was taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance following the attack at about 16:40 BST. |
| He suffered injuries to his arm and chest from a single stab wound. | |
| Mrs Denby was found with "numerous stab wounds" just before midnight following a "brutal and frenzied attack" at the hands of her grandson. | |
| Police said Flynn also attempted to entice an eight-year-old girl from her garden and attacked a 59-year-old man. | |
| 'Vicious and unprovoked' | |
| He was arrested after being spotted in Westfield Lane, Idle, in nearby Bradford, at about 04:10 BST the following day. | |
| Julian Briggs, from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "This defendant is responsible for two vicious and unprovoked attacks; one on Louisa Denby, his 84-year-old grandmother with whom he lived, and a subsequent knife attack on a nine-year-old boy. | Julian Briggs, from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "This defendant is responsible for two vicious and unprovoked attacks; one on Louisa Denby, his 84-year-old grandmother with whom he lived, and a subsequent knife attack on a nine-year-old boy. |
| "Tragically, Louisa Denby was killed. The boy suffered life-threatening injuries which required emergency surgery and for which he is still receiving treatment. | "Tragically, Louisa Denby was killed. The boy suffered life-threatening injuries which required emergency surgery and for which he is still receiving treatment. |
| "It has not been possible to establish what drove Flynn to commit these awful crimes. | "It has not been possible to establish what drove Flynn to commit these awful crimes. |
| "He has now admitted his responsibility and pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder. | "He has now admitted his responsibility and pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder. |
| "We hope this brings some measure of comfort to the families of both victims. Our thoughts remain with them, as they have been throughout." | "We hope this brings some measure of comfort to the families of both victims. Our thoughts remain with them, as they have been throughout." |
| 'Lucky to be alive' | |
| Det Ch Insp Nick Wallen from West Yorkshire Police said Mrs Denby was "adored by her family" and had only ever shown "love and kindness" to Flynn. | |
| "To this day we still have no idea why he attacked her [Mrs Denby]," he said. | |
| He said it was "sheer luck" Jason was not killed after being stabbed through the arm. | |
| Flynn was also charged with assault and possession of a bladed article but those charges have been dropped. |