Twin, 4, who was stabbed to death as he slept, pictured with the brother who survived sleeping alongside him. Man, 32, quizzed
A four-year-old boy who was killed as he slept alongside his twin brother is pictured here for the first time.
The victim has been named locally as Riley Turner, while his brother is called Kenzie.
The youngster was carried out of the house by his distraught stepfather as he screamed: 'Somebody please help.'
The boy, whose twin brother was not hurt in the incident, was said by a neighbour to have been stabbed in the neck and body as he slept alongside his identical twin brother.
The ambulance service was called to the house in Harewood Road, Oakworth, Keighley, at 4.40am yesterday and the youngster was pronounced dead at Airedale General Hospital later.
Mother Sharon Smith lived at the address with twins Riley and Kenzie and her 22-year-old partner Guy Earwaker, who is not the children's father. The couple also have a two-month-old baby.
The twin's uncle Peter Smith, 49, a local DJ, said: 'I spoke to Sharon this morning and she was distraught. She could only tell me that she'd been asleep in bed and there had been a horrible incident. It's tragic what happened.'
Neighbour Audrey Currie, 40, said she heard screaming during the early hours 'but didn't realise it was anything.'
She said: 'I just thought it was a lot of drunk people.
'I could hear a man and I could definitely heard a lady screaming. A friend of mine actually saw the little boy, she saw the man come out with the boy in his arms.'
A local resident said: 'We woke up to see police with machine guns walking up the road, lots of police.'
Police said the man in custody was arrested at 11.30 am. According to locals he was seized in a tunnel on the historic Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
Steam trains were cancelled for more than three hours after police with dogs traced the suspect.
Police refused to release further details or confirm how the child was killed.
Officers were seen searching drains near to the address where the boy was found.
A 200m stretch of road was also taped off and was guarded by police at both ends while officers searched the gutters along the street.
Officers have also been seen searching bins and garage roofs in the hunt for further evidence.
One upset resident said: 'We saw all the commotion this morning, lots and lots of police, they had the whole road blocked off.
'We didn't know what had happened there we found out who had been killed, I just couldn't believe it.
'This is a really quiet area, I can't believe it.'
Keighley town mayor George Metcalf, who lives near to the murder scene, said: 'It’s tragic for a child so young to die and I’m devastated for the mother and other family members.
'To think what they must be going through.'
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: 'The man was arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.
'Enquiries are ongoing and no further details are expected to be released today.'
The victim has been named locally as Riley Turner, while his brother is called Kenzie.
The youngster was carried out of the house by his distraught stepfather as he screamed: 'Somebody please help.'
The boy, whose twin brother was not hurt in the incident, was said by a neighbour to have been stabbed in the neck and body as he slept alongside his identical twin brother.
Murder investigation: Four-year-old Riley
Turner, pictured here aged one, died after reportedly being stabbed in
the neck while he slept
Twins: Riley, left, was sleeping alongside his
brother Kenzie, right, at the time of his death; they are pictured here
around three years ago
A manhunt was launched and seven hours
later police in Keighley, West Yorkshire, arrested a 32-year-old man in
a railway tunnel on suspicion of murder.
The ambulance service was called to the house in Harewood Road, Oakworth, Keighley, at 4.40am yesterday and the youngster was pronounced dead at Airedale General Hospital later.
Mother Sharon Smith lived at the address with twins Riley and Kenzie and her 22-year-old partner Guy Earwaker, who is not the children's father. The couple also have a two-month-old baby.
On guard: A murder investigation is now under way after the killing in Keighley, West Yorkshire
Memorial: Tributes to Riley were left outside the home where the boys lived with their mother and stepfather
The twin's uncle Peter Smith, 49, a local DJ, said: 'I spoke to Sharon this morning and she was distraught. She could only tell me that she'd been asleep in bed and there had been a horrible incident. It's tragic what happened.'
Neighbour Audrey Currie, 40, said she heard screaming during the early hours 'but didn't realise it was anything.'
She said: 'I just thought it was a lot of drunk people.
'I could hear a man and I could definitely heard a lady screaming. A friend of mine actually saw the little boy, she saw the man come out with the boy in his arms.'
Support: A friend offers support to a woman clutching a teddy bear at the scene of the murder
Police guard the house where a four-year-old boy was found dead in the Oakworth area of Keighley
A manhunt was launched for the suspect after police
arrived at the house and armed officers were called to the area.A local resident said: 'We woke up to see police with machine guns walking up the road, lots of police.'
Police said the man in custody was arrested at 11.30 am. According to locals he was seized in a tunnel on the historic Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
Steam trains were cancelled for more than three hours after police with dogs traced the suspect.
Investigation: Forensic officers have been
collecting evidence, in Keighley, West Yorkshire, where the body of a
four-year-old boy was found
Sealed off: The road in Oakworth, Keighley, West
Yorkshire, has been closed today while officers investigate the murder
of a four-year-old boy
A murder investigation was launched by West Yorkshire Police's Homicide and Major Enquiry Team and the street cordoned off.Police refused to release further details or confirm how the child was killed.
Officers were seen searching drains near to the address where the boy was found.
A 200m stretch of road was also taped off and was guarded by police at both ends while officers searched the gutters along the street.
The body of a four-year-old boy was found in Keighley, West Yorkshire, this morning
A 32-year-old man from Keighley, West Yorkshire, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a four-year-old boy
One upset resident said: 'We saw all the commotion this morning, lots and lots of police, they had the whole road blocked off.
'We didn't know what had happened there we found out who had been killed, I just couldn't believe it.
'This is a really quiet area, I can't believe it.'
Keighley town mayor George Metcalf, who lives near to the murder scene, said: 'It’s tragic for a child so young to die and I’m devastated for the mother and other family members.
'To think what they must be going through.'
A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: 'The man was arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in police custody.
'Enquiries are ongoing and no further details are expected to be released today.'
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