The walk from Smiths Place Farm, that was situated just on the outskirts of the small village of Huncoat, to the home of Susannah Holt at Houghton Barn Farm in Altham, is roughly just one mile in distance and something which would usually take on average, around fifteen to twenty minutes to complete.

And this walk was nothing unusual for James William Walker, who was just sixteen years old back on the 16th September 1889, when our next story takes place.

It had been a relatively mild day with just the odd outburst of rain which had blighted pretty much all of the North West of England, and for September, it felt much warmer than usual.

Making his way on the uneven and at times slippery footpath alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal,  it was around 8.00pm when James would eventually arrive at a small bridge that overlooked the canal.  He was also only around 100 yards from Houghton Barn Farm, the home of is aunt, Susannah Holt.

As James left the muddy footpath and began the short walk to his aunt's farm, he noticed the figure of a young man stood next to a fence on the opposite side of the path.

"Eigh, mate, has ta got a copper?" asked the stranger.

James replied with a simple 'no' as he passed the stranger.

Moments later, the stranger caught up with James, saying; "Good night" as he put one of his arms around James' neck.

Thinking the stranger was larking around, James tried to shrug him away but as he tried his hardest to break free, the stranger drew something that glittered from his breast pocket with his right hand.

Seconds later, and not realising what was happening to him, James then felt a piercing pain emanating from the left hand side of his abdomen.

With a sharp instrument, the stranger began stabbing James, not once or twice, but five times in total.

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