Victim of Halesowen stabbing is named
A man who was stabbed to death at his house in Halesowen has been named locally as David Carpenter.
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Mr Carpenter, who is in his 40s, died after being stabbed during a disturbance at his home in Graham Road on Sunday night.
Police say they arrived at about 9pm to find the door forced open and Mr Carpenter collapsed inside.
Despite efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Neighbours said he lived at the house with his wife and 13-year-old daughter.
The house remained cordoned off this morning with police tape. A 49-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody.
Another man, aged 28, arrested on suspicion of using violence to secure entry to premises, has been released on bail.
