A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three children were seriously injured in a stabbing in Huddersfield.

Police officers were sent to a home on Walpole Road in the West Yorkshire town at around 8.02am this morning after a “report of concern” from the ambulance service.

Two boys and a girl were found with serious injuries at the house.

The injuries are believed to have been caused by a bladed weapon.

The children were taken to hospital where they are continuing to be treated.

A woman was also taken to hospital with serious injuries.

DCI Sam Freeman of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, said: “Enquiries are ongoing into what has clearly been a serious and distressing incident in Huddersfield and we fully appreciate the concern it will cause in the local community.

“Detectives are conducting enquiries to determine the exact circumstances of what has taken place.”

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