A 13-year-old boy and his mum have died after a triple stabbing in their own home. The woman, in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene and her 13-year-old son died later in hospital.
The boy’s father Peter Wilkinson, pictured below, has been taken to hospital with stab wounds where his injuries are serious. A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing following the incident on Greyhound Lane at 8am.
Dudley Police Superintendent Lee Kendrick, 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.
‘Tragically there was nothing that could be done to save the woman – and her son later died in hospital from his injuries. Our hearts go out to the victims’ family and friends at this devastating news.
‘Clearly our investigation is at a very early stage but we understand the suspect was known to the family and may have been living at the address – although he is not a family relative. We don’t think this was a burglary or a robbery.
‘Our investigation is progressing at pace and we are working to understand exactly what the relationship was between the man and the family.
‘At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.’
The suspect stole a Land Rover from the large detached house but police arrested him when he crashed the vehicle around 30 minutes later on nearby Norton Road.
Shocking pictures show a mangled police van that residents say was smashed into head-on by the stolen vehicle on Osmaston Road.
Other images show the Discovery 4X4 crumpled after crashing into a wall on Norton Road between Beech Road and Stanley Road.
A woman who lives on Osmaston Road, but who did not want to be named, said: ‘We were in bed when we were suddenly woken up by helicopters circling very low overhead at about 8.15am.
‘About 15 minutes later we heard sirens and went to our window where we saw the smashed police van. There weren’t any other vehicles involved though.
‘We then heard off neighbours that a Land Rover had smashed into a wall on Norton Road.
‘We just thought it was just a stolen car, but now we’ve heard what’s happened it’s awful.
