Man arrested after boy, 9, is stabbed to death in Bradford

A MAN has been arrested after a nine-year-old boy was stabbed to death and his 18-year-old sister was injured.

Police were called at 7.46pm yesterday to a house on Rookes Avenue, Bradford, West Yorkshire, after reports of a stabbing.

West Yorkshire Police said the boy, who has not been named, was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary by ambulance but died from his injuries shortly after 8pm.

His 18-year-old sister was also taken to hospital with a stab wound but her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Police said a post-mortem examination showed the boy died as a result of multiple stab wounds.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and assault.

There was a substantial police presence on the estate today.

Five houses between Rookes Avenue and Richardson Avenue were cordoned off by police tape.

Officers guarded the front and back doors of a house on Richardson Avenue, adjacent to Rookes Avenue, while two stood at the top of a nearby alleyway.

Four houses on Rookes Avenue were also included within the cordon.

Three police vehicles – a video van, police van and car – were parked in the estate.

The street was fairly quiet with only a few neighbours looking out of the windows of their houses at the police and gathered media.