A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three children were found with stab wounds at a property in Huddersfield this morning

West Yorkshire Police said in a statement that three young children (two boys and a girl) and a woman were found having suffered serious injuries, believed to have been caused by a bladed weapon at a property on Walpole Road

DCI Sam Freeman of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: “Enquiries are ongoing today into what has clearly been a serious and distressing incident in Huddersfield and we fully appreciate the concern it will cause in the local community.

“Detectives are conducting enquiries to determine the exact circumstances of what has taken place and an arrest has now been made as part of those investigations.”

Chief Inspector Rebecca Calpin of Kirklees Police, said: “Reassurance patrols are taking place in the local area by officers from the Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team and will be continuing throughout the day as Kirklees officers work to support colleagues from our HMET team.”

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