05/07/2013

26-Year-Old Remanded In Custody Over Shipley Murder And Stabbing

A 26-year-old man has been remanded in custody in connection with the murder of an 84-year-old woman and the stabbing of a 9-year-old boy.

The attacks took place in Shipley, West Yorkshire on Monday. 84-year-old Louisa Denby was found murdered at her home by police investigating an attack on a 9-year-old boy at a skate park.

The boy had been stabbed a few hours before the discovery of Luisa Denby.

26-year-old Nathaniel Denby, of Prospect Mount, Shipley appeared before a brief hearing at Bradfor Magistrates Court, where he was remanded in custody.

He will appear before Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday.

He also faces a charge in connection with an iron bar attack on a 59-year-old man in Bradford on Monday evening.

(MH/CD)

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