13-year-old boy and his mother have died and his father is fighting for
his life after they were stabbed at their home in Stourbridge in the
West Midlands.
Peter Wilkinson, 47, his 50-year-old wife Tracey
Wilkinson and their son were stabbed by a man who was living with them
after which he fled in the family’s Land Rover then crashed it during a
police chase.
Police and emergency services were called to their home in Greyhound Lane Stourbridge, West Midlands on Thursday
morning following reports of an incident. The were all rushed to the
hospital where the wife and son were later pronounced dead while the man
is in critical condition.
The police caught the suspect thirty minutes later
in Norton Road, following a car chase. The man who is believed to be in
his 20s is currently in police custody and will later be questioned on
suspicion of murder and wounding.
The couple also have a
daughter, Lydia, who is away at university. Neighbors referred to the
family as a “nice normal family” and revealed that the father is a
company director for a firm that manufactures safety barriers.
A
neighbor told of how they used to see Mr Wilkinson walking his dog.
Another man, who didn’t want to be named, added: “Peter and Tracey have
lived there for about seven or eight years. They’ve got a son who is 13
and a daughter who is in her first year at Bristol university. We know
them to talk to and say hello to. We would see Peter walking his
greyhound along the road and he would always stop to talk. They were a
nice, normal family. They were lovely.”
Superintendent Lee
Kendrick, from West Midlands Police, said the woman and boy were found
inside the property while the man was found collapsed in the back
garden. Speaking at a press conference at the scene he also confirmed
two police officers had been injured.
He said:
“What has unfolded
here today is truly horrific and heartbreaking. “Police and ambulance
were called to an address in Greyhound Lane just after 8am.
Officers and paramedics were confronted with an awful scene. A man, a
woman and a 13-year-old boy were found all with very serious stab
injuries. They are believed to have been inflicted by a man known to the
family but not a family relative. Tragically there was nothing that
could be done to save the woman and she was pronounced dead at the
scene. The boy was taken to hospital but sadly nothing could be done to
save him and he later died at the hospital. The man is in a critical but
stable condition. The victims are all from the same family, a mum, a
dad and a son.
Mr Kendrick went on:
“The family car was stolen and our officers intercepted that car at around 8.30am
in Norton Road. Despite being rammed by the vehicle they managed to get
the driver and detain him and arrest him on suspicion of murder.
Clearly our investigation is at a very early stage but we do believe the
suspect was known to the family and we do not think this was a burglary
or robbery. We have specialist teams of officers working with the
family at this tragic time.”
The officer revealed that the
suspect was known to police and they were trying to establish the nature
of his relationship with the family.
He added:
“We received a
call from here (the property), I’m not at liberty to say who that was at
this time. There’s no obvious sign of forced entry. Early inquiries
would suggest the offender was known to the victims. We are exploring
the nature of that relationship. The offender is not a family member. He
is known to the police. At this moment in time it’s too early to
release details of any previous dealings he’s had with West Midlands
Police. The two officers have returned to their station. They have minor
injuries.”
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