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Four-year-old stabbed to death | Four-year-old stabbed to death |
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A four-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in West Yorkshire. | A four-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in West Yorkshire. |
A 14-year-old girl was also seriously injured in the incident in Royd Street, Slaithwaite, on Sunday afternoon. | A 14-year-old girl was also seriously injured in the incident in Royd Street, Slaithwaite, on Sunday afternoon. |
She has been taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with stab wounds to her chest and stomach. Her condition is described as serious. | She has been taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with stab wounds to her chest and stomach. Her condition is described as serious. |
West Yorkshire Police are treating the death as murder. Two men, one aged 47, have been arrested in connection with the incident. | West Yorkshire Police are treating the death as murder. Two men, one aged 47, have been arrested in connection with the incident. |
Neighbour Paul O'Shea said: "We are very shocked. It happened right across the road from us. | Neighbour Paul O'Shea said: "We are very shocked. It happened right across the road from us. |
"Seven or eight houses have been blocked off and the residents are not being allowed out. | "Seven or eight houses have been blocked off and the residents are not being allowed out. |
"The first we heard about anything was when the police arrived. It's a terrible thing to happen." | "The first we heard about anything was when the police arrived. It's a terrible thing to happen." |
Another neighbour, Marjorie Sykes, said: "The police have come round and sealed off the road. | |
"I wanted to take my car out and go to church this afternoon, but they told me I had to stay inside the house." |