A DAD will go on trial today accused of murdering his four-year-old son and the attempted murder of his teenage daughter.

Christopher Hawkins, 47, pleaded not guilty at an earlier hearing to killing his son Ryan at his home in Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, on Septe****er 23 last year.

He also denied the attempted murder of 14-year-old Donna Hawkins on the same day.

Ryan, who had just celebrated his fourth birthday, was found with nine stab wounds and was pronounced dead at hospital.

Donna suffered 23 stab wounds but survived the attack.

The trial, at Leeds Crown Court, is expected to last over a week.