Summary

  • Man charged with murdering woman and her son

  • Aaron Barley is aged 23 of no fixed abode

  • He is also charged with the attempted murder of boy's father

  • Updates from Friday 31 March 2017

  1. Neighbour of stabbed family describes morning 'commotion'published at 16:16 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Steve Hermon
    Journalist, BBC WM

    A neighbour of a woman killed in a stabbing at her Stourbridge home that also left her husband in a critical condition says he "heard some commotion" on the street but put it down to schoolchildren.

    The couple have been named locally as Tracey and Peter Wilkinson and Colin Giles told me: "It's devastating. I've met them. He was a lovely fella and so was his wife. A lovely couple."

    
          Police outside the home of Tracey and Peter Wilkinson - Greyhound Lane, Norton
        Image source, PA
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    I heard a bit of commotion this morning at about 08:00 but this road is a busy road. You get kids going to school, shouting and balling and a lot of cyclists. This commotion only went on for about 30 seconds and it stopped."

    Colin Giles, Neighbour of stabbing victims

  2. Peter Wilkinson named locally as father injured in triple stabbing that killed two published at 16:00 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    This is Peter Wilkinson, the man named locally as having sustained serious injuries in a stabbing at his Stourbridge home that also ended in the death of his wife and son, 13.

    Peter WilkinsonImage source, Other

    He is in a critical condition in hospital following this morning's attack.

    A man in his 20s has been arrested and is suspected of murder and wounding.

  3. Mother and son dead: Police officers taken to hospitalpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Two police officers were treated in hospital following the crash between a police vehicle and a Land Rover Discovery that was stolen from the house in which a family was stabbed this morning.

    Emergency services were alerted to the stabbing - in which a mother and her 13-year-old son died - shortly after 08:00, with the crash happening near the Stourbridge property about 30 minutes later.

    Crashed Land Rover Discovery driven by the suspectImage source, PA

    West Midlands Police said two officers were taken to Russells Hall Hospital in Dudley with minor injuries.

    They have been released.

  4. 'RIP Tracey' - flowers left outside home where family stabbed published at 15:24 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    A bunch of flowers has been laid outside the home where a stabbing left a teenage boy dead along with his mother - named locally as Tracey Wilkinson.

    A message reads "RIP Tracey". 

    A man, named locally as her husband Peter Wilkinson, is in a critical condition in hospital with serious stab wounds.

    Bunch of flowers 'RIP Tracey'Image source, PA

    Mr Wilkinson who is being treated in hospital with stab wounds to his chest and back is believed to be a company director, though the company did not want to make any comment.

  5. Triple stabbing at family home: Dead woman and injured husband named published at 14:50 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    BBC WM

    A woman who died at her Stourbridge home after she was stabbed along with her husband and teenage son has been named locally as Tracey Wilkinson. 

    Her husband, named as Peter Wilkinson, is in a stable but critical condition in hospital with stab wounds to his chest and back.

    Their 13-year-old son was pronounced dead at Birmingham Children's hospital.

    View of the house on Greyhound Lane in Norton
  6. At the scene: Stabbed father in 'stable but critical condition' published at 14:20 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Peter Wilson
    BBC Midlands Today Special Correspondent

    The emergency services say that when they arrived at this home in which three members of the same family were stabbed they were met with scenes that were simply horrific.

    Among those scenes was a man with serious injuries in the garden of the property in Greyhound Lane, Stourbridge. He's in a stable but critical condition in hospital - his wife and 13-year-old son were killed.

    Forensic officers at the scene in Norton

    A Land Rover Discovery taken from the property collided with a police vehicle just a short distance away. A man in his 20s has been arrested. 

    I understand the family has an older daughter in university who is being supported by officers. 

    A Land Rover Discovery collided with a police vehicle
  7. Triple stabbing suspect 'known to police'published at 14:03 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Steve Hermon
    Journalist, BBC WM

    A man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with this morning's stabbing of a family is said to be "known to the police".

    Supt Lee Kendrick said at a press briefing: "At this moment in time it's too early to look at or release the details to any previous dealings he's had with West Midlands Police but he is known to us."

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  8. Woman and son dead after "horrific" stabbing at home: What we know published at 13:50 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC Local Live

    West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service have just spoken to the media about this morning's triple stabbing at a family home.

    Here's what we know:

    • A mother in her 50s and her 13-year-old son have died after being stabbed in their Stourbridge home
    • The woman's husband is in hospital with stab wounds to the head and chest and is in a "serious but stable condition"
    • Emergency services received a 999 call at 08:01 this morning
    • The scene they found was described by police as "horrific"
    • The woman was prounced dead at the scene and the teenager died in hospital - his father was found injured in the garden
    • About 30 minutes later, a Land Rover taken from outside the house was intercepted by police
    • A man in his 20s has been arrested and is suspected of murder and wounding
    • The suspect is believed by police to have been known to the victims
    • Police say "we don’t think this was a burglary or a robbery"
    
          West Midlands Police and West Midlands Ambulance Service speak to the media
  9. Mother and son fatally stabbed in Stourbridge housepublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    A father is fighting for his life after the attack, while police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

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  10. At the scene: Police presencepublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Steve Hermon
    Journalist, BBC WM

    This was the scene a little earlier in Greyhound Lane, Stourbridge, where a man, a woman and their 13-year-old son were stabbed at home.

    
          Police in Norton after three members of the same family were stabbed

    The woman, in her 50s, and the boy have died. The man is in hospital being treated for serious stab wounds.  

    
          Police in Norton after three members of the same family were stabbed
    
          Police in Norton after three members of the same family were stabbed
  11. Stabbed husband 'found in garden'published at 12:52 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    The husband of a woman who died along with her teenage son after being stabbed at home was found in the property's garden with serious stab wounds to his chest and back, police say.

    It happened this morning in Greyhound Lane, Stourbridge.

    A Land Rover taken from outside the home was intercepted by police about 30 minutes later. It crashed in Norton Road.

    A man in his 20s has been arrested and is thought by police to have been known to the victims.

    
          Land Rover taken from home in Norton where three family members were stabbed to death
        Image source, Ryan Cook
  12. 'Horrific and heartbreaking' scenepublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Peter Wilson
    BBC Midlands Today Special Correspondent

    Police have described the scene of a triple stabbing in which a woman and her son died as "horrific and heartbreaking".

    They were found seriously hurt at their home in Greyhound Lane, Stourbridge. The woman - whose husband is being treated in hospital for stab injuries - died at the property.

    House in which three members of the same family were stabbed

    A man in police custody and due to be questioned on suspicion of murder and wounding may have been known to the victims, police say.

    Supt Lee Kendrick said: "At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.”  

  13. Triple stabbing - suspect 'known to the family'published at 12:27 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Police say they understand a man arrested in connection with the stabbing of three people at their home was known to the victims.

    A woman and her son, 13, have been killed. Her husband is seriously injured in hospital.

    A man in his 20s in police custody is due to be questioned on suspicion of murder and wounding.

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    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."

    Supt Lee Kendrick, West Midlands Police

    Calling the scene at the property in Greyhound Lane, Stourbridge, "horrific", Supt Kendrick said police were "working to understand exactly what the relationship was between the man and the family".

  14. Family stabbed at home: Woman died at scene, her son in hospital published at 12:16 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC Local Live

    A woman and her son have died after being stabbed in their home in Stourbridge.

    The woman, understood to be in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene in Greyhound Lane.

    Her 13-year-old son was taken to hospital with serious stab wounds where he died.

    The woman's husband was taken to hospital and is being treated for stab wounds to his chest and back. He is described by police as being "seriously" injured.

  15. Stabbing: Woman and son deadpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 30 March 2017
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    A woman and her 13-year-old son have died after being stabbed at their home in Stourbridge this morning, police say., external

    Her husband has been seriously injured.

    A Land Rover stolen from outside the home was intercepted by police at around 08:30am and a man in his 20s arrested.  

  16. Three members of family stabbed at homepublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    A man, woman and a boy are found with serious wounds at a house in the West Midlands

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  17. Car stolen from home in which family stabbed crashed in street published at 12:03 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Peter Wilson
    BBC Midlands Today Special Correspondent

    This is the Land Rover Discovery that crashed after being stolen from outside the house where three members of the same family were stabbed and seriously hurt.

    The man, woman and their son were found injured in Greyhound Lane, Norton, Stourbridge. The vehicle came to a stop in Norton Road. 

    A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of wounding.

    Stolen land Rover
  18. At the scene: Couple and son found stabbed at their homepublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Peter Wilson
    BBC Midlands Today Special Correspondent

    This is the house where a couple and their son were found stabbed this morning.

    A man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of wounding.  

    House where a woman and son were stabbed
  19. What we know so far: 'Boy and parents' found stabbed at homepublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 30 March 2017

    Stephanie Barnard
    BBC Local Live

    There's breaking news this morning that three  people - understood by police to be a couple and their son - have been stabbed at their home in the Black Country . Here's what we know so far:

    • Three members of the same family - a man, woman and boy - have sustained "very serious injuries" and police understand them to be a couple and their son
    • Emergency services were called to a house on Greyhound Lane in Norton at 08:01 this morning
    • A Land Rover stolen from outside the home was intercepted by police 30 minutes later
    • A man in his 20s has been arrested
    • An air ambulance crew was among emergency workers to attend, with the injured receiving "advanced trauma care"