A homeless man has appeared in court charged with killing a mum and her teenage son during a triple stabbing.
Aaron Barley, 23, is accused of murdering Tracey Wilkinson, 50, and her son Pierce, 13, at their detached family home.
Businessman Peter Wilkinson, 47, was also knifed six times at the £600,000 property in Stourbridge, West Mids, on March 30, but survived the brutal attack.
He was discharged after two weeks in hospital and has since spoken of the agony of losing his ballroom dancing champion wife and young son.
Today (Thurs) Barley, of no fixed address, appeared before Birmingham Crown Court after previously admitted one count of attempted murder.
Mr Wilkinson was sat just feet away from Barley who refused to look at the public gallery throughout the hearing and instead stared at the floor.
Wearing a maroon t-shirt with cropped hair and surrounded by four officers, Barley spoke only to confirm his name in the ten-minute hearing.
He was not required to enter any pleas as he remained emotionless in the dock.
Also in attendance at court was Tracey and Peter’s daughter Lydia, a university student, with her boyfriend, grandad and three family friends.
The case was adjourned for trial on October 3, which is scheduled to last for three weeks at the same court.
Judge Mark Wall QC remanded Barley back into custody.
Previously, Peter spoke about the heartbreak of losing his wife and son after being discharged from Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
He said: “We just miss them so much. We sit talking about it everyday.
“We were really happy. Now our lives have got a huge hole in them. We don’t know how we will move on.”
NINE G4S staff suspended from immigration removal centre after abuse claims
Michael Sams kidnap victim Stephanie Slater dies following short battle with cancer
Since you are here
Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.
Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.
Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.
If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.
To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.
The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.
The shop can be found here.
You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .
