A DOUBLE tragedy has hit a Worcester family after it emerged that a teenager who died from stab wounds this weekend was the son of the murdered old soldier Alexander "Sandy" Clark.

Nineteen-year-old Stuart Clark was found in Willow Court, off Stanley Road, in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was taken by ambulance from the church housing association complex to Worcestershire Royal Hospital at around 3am, and later died of his injuries.

A 41-year-old Worcester man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Stuart's half brother Mark said the family was devastated by another unexpected and shocking death.

"Everyone I've spoken to has kept saying how can things like this happen to the same family, and it does feel like it is just one tragedy after another," he said.

"It has been a real shock, but you have to try and tell yourself to be strong and to keep going."

The 39-year-old said Stuart was a "really good kid" and described him as a typical teenager who was just a little bit of a rogue.

Tragically, his disabled father Sandy was beaten to death in his Arboretum home by career criminal Martin Rauwley two years ago.

Rauwley, who co-incidentally was also of Willow Court, killed the popular 63-year-old ex-serviceman by bludgeoning him with his own walking stick before stabbing him in the neck with the broken end. He had befriended Sandy, who suffered from Parkinson's disease and degeneration of the spine, in a bid to con him out of money and his possessions.

Rauwley admitted murder and was jailed for life at Worcester Crown Court last October.

Meanwhile, Stuart's half-brother Mark believes his brother had been visiting a friend at flats from his nearby family home.

Residents living in the English Housing accommodation said fights and arguments were common, although a spokeswoman for the organisation said it strived to ensure the housing was well run.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to call Worcester police on 08457 444888.