Bolton-le-Sands Murder: Man Arrested By Police

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman and her six-year-old son at a home in Bolton-le-Sands near Preston.

Police found a "distressing scene" after being called to the house just before midday, with a man suffering from stab wounds and the dead bodies of a woman and her young son.

The 34-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murder and airlifted to the Royal Preston Hospital where he was said to be in a serious condition.

Detective Superintendent Paul Withers, of Lancashire Police , said: "The person who is under arrest is known to the people in the house.

"It is quite a distressing scene as you can imagine, a six-year-old boy and a 41-year-old lady. We're very keen to ascertain what has happened in the house behind me.

"They've received stab wounds, I don't wish to speculate any further than that. The little boy was upstairs in the front bedroom, and his mother is downstairs."

The home has been cordoned off and post-mortems were due to be carried out to establish the causes of death.

Anybody with any information should contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at Crimestoppers-uk.org.