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| Four-year-old stab victim named | Four-year-old stab victim named |
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| Police have named the four-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a house in West Yorkshire at the weekend. | Police have named the four-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at a house in West Yorkshire at the weekend. |
| Ryan Hawkins was found badly injured in a house on Royd Street in Slaithwaite at lunchtime on Sunday. | Ryan Hawkins was found badly injured in a house on Royd Street in Slaithwaite at lunchtime on Sunday. |
| Ryan's 14-year-old sister Donna was also stabbed. She is in a serious but stable condition after surgery. | |
| The children's father Chris Hawkins, 47, and another man aged 30 have been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. | |
| 'Absolutely tragic' | 'Absolutely tragic' |
| Det Supt Tim Forber, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Tragically Ryan had just celebrated his fourth birthday. | Det Supt Tim Forber, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "Tragically Ryan had just celebrated his fourth birthday. |
| "As you can imagine, his family are absolutely devastated by what has happened and they are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers. | "As you can imagine, his family are absolutely devastated by what has happened and they are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers. |
| We're a close family and we're devastated Ryan's great uncle | We're a close family and we're devastated Ryan's great uncle |
| "There is a team of dedicated detectives working on this inquiry and we are in the process of speaking to a number of witnesses. Forensic and house-to-house inquiries are ongoing. | "There is a team of dedicated detectives working on this inquiry and we are in the process of speaking to a number of witnesses. Forensic and house-to-house inquiries are ongoing. |
| "I do not believe this was a random attack and we are currently building up a picture as to what happened to Ryan in the last moments of his life. | "I do not believe this was a random attack and we are currently building up a picture as to what happened to Ryan in the last moments of his life. |
| "It's absolutely tragic that a four-year-old boy has died in such circumstances and we would appeal to anyone who may have information as to what happened to contact us." | "It's absolutely tragic that a four-year-old boy has died in such circumstances and we would appeal to anyone who may have information as to what happened to contact us." |
| The boy's family said the incident was "senseless". | The boy's family said the incident was "senseless". |
| "We're a close family and we're devastated," said his great uncle. "We just can't believe it." | "We're a close family and we're devastated," said his great uncle. "We just can't believe it." |
| Face wound | Face wound |
| BBC correspondent Danny Savage said the teenage girl had eventually fallen in the street after being attacked, and that specific area was being examined. | BBC correspondent Danny Savage said the teenage girl had eventually fallen in the street after being attacked, and that specific area was being examined. |
| The owner of a corner shop at the end of Royd Street said he had tried to help the girl. | The owner of a corner shop at the end of Royd Street said he had tried to help the girl. |
| Waqar Zaman, 34, said he found the girl lying in the street and removed his T-shirt to try to stem the flow of blood. | Waqar Zaman, 34, said he found the girl lying in the street and removed his T-shirt to try to stem the flow of blood. |
| "She had a stab wound on her face which went straight through her mouth, she had stab wounds in her stomach just under her rib cage, all over the place," he said. | "She had a stab wound on her face which went straight through her mouth, she had stab wounds in her stomach just under her rib cage, all over the place," he said. |
| Local residents expressed their disbelief over the incident. | Local residents expressed their disbelief over 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." |