Pensioner, 79, held hostage for two days is freed as knife-wielding son, 40, surrenders to police

An armed siege at a pensioner's home ended today when her 40-year-old son who held her at knife-point gave himself up.

A police spokesman said the man was talked out of the home in Sandwell, West Midlands, by police and arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment.

The 79-year-old mother is receiving medical attention at the scene but is understood not to be injured. Read More