Two teenagers have been arrested after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Oldbury.
West Midlands Police said the teenagers were held on Sunday in connection with the fatal stabbing in Lovett Avenue on Thursday and are being questioned in custody.
The force said the family of the 13-year-old boy have been informed about the arrests, adding “our thoughts remain with them at this devastating time”.
Officers were called at 4pm on Thursday to a home on Lovett Avenue.
Chief Superintendent Kim Madill said it was a “truly sad and tragic incident”, adding that paramedics “worked in vain to try to save his young life”.
In a statement given on Friday, she added: “We have a team of detectives investigating exactly what happened, and we are following active lines of inquiry to find the suspects.
“We know that the incident took place inside his home, and I would appeal to anyone who has information to come forward.”
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Resident Jacqueline Burgher told Sky News she was “in shock” at the stabbing.
“It’s a child,” she said. “It’s a life. A life is worth something. I don’t know how they [family] must be feeling. I’m in shock, I’m dismayed.”
