Shipley stabbings 'are linked' - police

Police investigating the death of an 84-year-old woman in Shipley in West Yorkshire say she was related to a 26-year-old man who has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.

The same man is also being questioned about the stabbing of a nine-year-old boy in the town on Monday.

Police found the body of Louisa Denby at her home in Prospect Mount. She had been stabbed.

Speaking at a news conference, Det Insp Lisa Griffin from West Yorkshire Police said there had been a "number of arrests" and five people were in custody.