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| Stourbridge stabbing: Aaron Barley admits murder | Stourbridge stabbing: Aaron Barley admits murder |
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| A homeless man who turned on a family who befriended him has admitted murdering the mother and her 13-year-old son. | A homeless man who turned on a family who befriended him has admitted murdering the mother and her 13-year-old son. |
| Tracey and Pierce Wilkinson were stabbed to death at their home in Stourbridge, West Midlands. | Tracey and Pierce Wilkinson were stabbed to death at their home in Stourbridge, West Midlands. |
| The boy's father, Peter, was seriously injured in the attack but survived. | The boy's father, Peter, was seriously injured in the attack but survived. |
| Aaron Barley, 23, of no fixed address, admitted the killings at Birmingham Crown Court on what would have been the first day of his trial. | Aaron Barley, 23, of no fixed address, admitted the killings at Birmingham Crown Court on what would have been the first day of his trial. |
| He previously admitted the attempted murder of Mr Wilkinson. | He previously admitted the attempted murder of Mr Wilkinson. |
| Midlands Live: Mum dies in flat fire; imam faces extradition | Midlands Live: Mum dies in flat fire; imam faces extradition |
| The family first met Barley after Mrs Wilkinson decided "off-the-cuff" to help him when she saw him trying to keep warm in a cardboard box while she was out shopping. | The family first met Barley after Mrs Wilkinson decided "off-the-cuff" to help him when she saw him trying to keep warm in a cardboard box while she was out shopping. |
| She helped him find accommodation, arranged daily meals for him where he was or at their home and her husband went on to employ him as a labourer in April last year. | She helped him find accommodation, arranged daily meals for him where he was or at their home and her husband went on to employ him as a labourer in April last year. |
| On the day of the attack in March this year, Barley is thought to have taken the murder weapon to the Wilkinsons' home and let himself in. | On the day of the attack in March this year, Barley is thought to have taken the murder weapon to the Wilkinsons' home and let himself in. |
| Once inside, he proceeded to launch a vicious knife attack. | Once inside, he proceeded to launch a vicious knife attack. |
| Mrs Wilkinson, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene, while Pierce died after being taken to hospital. | Mrs Wilkinson, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene, while Pierce died after being taken to hospital. |
| Mr Wilkinson, 47, was stabbed six times and spent 11 days in hospital recovering from his wounds. | Mr Wilkinson, 47, was stabbed six times and spent 11 days in hospital recovering from his wounds. |
| Describing the attack, Mr Wilkinson said he was jumped on by Barley in their kitchen after he returned home from a morning dog walk. | Describing the attack, Mr Wilkinson said he was jumped on by Barley in their kitchen after he returned home from a morning dog walk. |
| 'Knife in stomach' | 'Knife in stomach' |
| He said Barley, clad entirely in black, was brandishing a big knife over his head. | He said Barley, clad entirely in black, was brandishing a big knife over his head. |
| As they grappled, leaving a trail of blood around the home, Mr Wilkinson was stabbed six times - twice in the face, twice in the abdomen and twice in the back. | As they grappled, leaving a trail of blood around the home, Mr Wilkinson was stabbed six times - twice in the face, twice in the abdomen and twice in the back. |
| Describing the attack, Mr Wilkinson told reporters: "I said to him, after he'd stabbed me, 'Aaron we tried to help you' and he stuck the knife into my stomach and said 'die you bastard'." | Describing the attack, Mr Wilkinson told reporters: "I said to him, after he'd stabbed me, 'Aaron we tried to help you' and he stuck the knife into my stomach and said 'die you bastard'." |
| The company director managed to contact emergency services, and was found in the garden of the family home with facial lacerations and deep stab wounds. | The company director managed to contact emergency services, and was found in the garden of the family home with facial lacerations and deep stab wounds. |
| He said he remembered telling a paramedic to go into the house. He then heard them say "one deceased and one in cardiac arrest". | He said he remembered telling a paramedic to go into the house. He then heard them say "one deceased and one in cardiac arrest". |
| "I knew at that point that I had most likely lost Tracey and Pierce," he said. | "I knew at that point that I had most likely lost Tracey and Pierce," he said. |
| Mr Wilkinson, who was rushed in to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said he thought he was also going to die. | Mr Wilkinson, who was rushed in to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, said he thought he was also going to die. |
| The couple's daughter Lydia, 18, was away at university at the time. | The couple's daughter Lydia, 18, was away at university at the time. |
| She said she was warned to expect the worst over her father's injuries and when she saw him hooked up to "countless machines" she thought "nobody could survive that state". | |
| Barley fled in the family's Land Rover and was pursued by police before he crashed in a nearby road and was arrested. | Barley fled in the family's Land Rover and was pursued by police before he crashed in a nearby road and was arrested. |
| Det Supt Tom Chisholm said Barley has remained uncooperative while in custody and given officers no reason for the "horrific attack". | Det Supt Tom Chisholm said Barley has remained uncooperative while in custody and given officers no reason for the "horrific attack". |
| Describing the "random" murders as the most shocking he had dealt with, the veteran detective added: "There is usually a build-up or a motive or a grudge of something, but this one is just very random." | |
| Mr Wilkinson said he knew of no motive for the attack and surmised that Barley, whose parents died when he was young, knew his life was "going bad ways", he wanted to take it out on the people that had "cared and looked after him". | Mr Wilkinson said he knew of no motive for the attack and surmised that Barley, whose parents died when he was young, knew his life was "going bad ways", he wanted to take it out on the people that had "cared and looked after him". |
| Mr Wilkinson and Lydia have now moved back into the family home and said they have been "astounded" by the support they have received. | |
| Ms Wilkinson described her mother as a "stunning" woman with a "beautiful personality". | |
| "To have my best friend taken from me in life at such a young age is a hardship I would never wish on anyone," she said. | |
| "Because it has to be the most awful experience. Especially when something happens… I can't ring her up any more." | |
| She said her brother was "handsome, funny, clever" and made friends with everybody around him. | |
| "My mum and brother were just the iconic mother/son relationship, she said." |