Police are appealing for information after a man killed his sister and critically injured his mother in a knife attack at a Wolverhampton flat before turning the knife on himself.
Police were called to a high-rise block on Leasowes Drive, in the Merry Hill area of the city, at around 9.45am on Wednesday 8th March following reports a knifeman had attacked two women in a property.
Officers stormed the apartment, and used stun grenades to distract the attacker and detain him.
A woman aged 33 was found with fatal stab wounds and pronounced dead at the scene, while the 36-year-old attacker the victims’s brother is understood to have turned the knife on himself and also died a short time later.
Their 59-year-old mother was taken to hospital with serious stab wounds to her abdomen she has undergone surgery but remains in a critical condition.
One officer suffered a minor knife injury to his arm, while another suffered a leg injury..
Investigating officer, Detective Inspector Warren Hines, said “We’re working hard to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. Anyone with information they believe could help our enquiry, anything that may have happened in the hours or days before this tragic event, I’d urge them to get in touch with me.”
Anyone with any information should contact the Police via 101.
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