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| Arrest after women's bodies found | Arrest after women's bodies found |
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| A man has been arrested after the bodies of two women in their early 20s were found in a flat in Birmingham. | A man has been arrested after the bodies of two women in their early 20s were found in a flat in Birmingham. |
| Ryland Street in the city centre has been sealed off following Monday afternoon's discovery. | Ryland Street in the city centre has been sealed off following Monday afternoon's discovery. |
| Police have not said how the women were killed, but said they were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack". | Police have not said how the women were killed, but said they were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack". |
| The 28-year-old man, from Birmingham, was arrested by Kent Police on Tuesday morning as he tried to board a ferry in Dover. | The 28-year-old man, from Birmingham, was arrested by Kent Police on Tuesday morning as he tried to board a ferry in Dover. |
| Police said the man may have been known to the women, who had lived together in the flat. | Police said the man may have been known to the women, who had lived together in the flat. |
| Supt Matt Ward and Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield from West Midlands Police | |
| However, they said he was not related to them. | However, they said he was not related to them. |
| Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield said he believed "at least" one weapon had been used in the attack and they have now launched a murder inquiry. | Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield said he believed "at least" one weapon had been used in the attack and they have now launched a murder inquiry. |
| He added that officers were in contact with the women's next of kin. | He added that officers were in contact with the women's next of kin. |
| Police said the women were discovered by the building's concierge following concerns from their family members. | Police said the women were discovered by the building's concierge following concerns from their family members. |
| Forensic officers are at the scene and post-mortem examinations are expected to be held later. | Forensic officers are at the scene and post-mortem examinations are expected to be held later. |
| The Placido apartment block, where the bodies were found, has been cordoned off. | The Placido apartment block, where the bodies were found, has been cordoned off. |
| The apartments are part of the recently-built Jupiter development near Broad Street, the city's entertainment centre. | The apartments are part of the recently-built Jupiter development near Broad Street, the city's entertainment centre. |
| 'Forensically challenging' | 'Forensically challenging' |
| Mr Mirfield said the bodies had not yet been moved and that the scene was "challenging, forensically". | Mr Mirfield said the bodies had not yet been moved and that the scene was "challenging, forensically". |
| He added there was a "substantial amount of blood" inside many of the rooms and he believed the women had been killed "some time over the weekend". | He added there was a "substantial amount of blood" inside many of the rooms and he believed the women had been killed "some time over the weekend". |
| Supt Matt Ward said they believed it had been an "isolated incident". | Supt Matt Ward said they believed it had been an "isolated incident". |
| "Although this is a tragic and horrendous crime, at this stage we believe it to be an isolated incident," he said. | "Although this is a tragic and horrendous crime, at this stage we believe it to be an isolated incident," he said. |
| "Other members of the Ladywood community can go about their normal business in safety." | "Other members of the Ladywood community can go about their normal business in safety." |
| The Reverend Simon Ramsay, of the Unitarian New Meeting church in Ryland Street, said there was a mixture of foreign students and business people living in the complex. | The Reverend Simon Ramsay, of the Unitarian New Meeting church in Ryland Street, said there was a mixture of foreign students and business people living in the complex. |
| He added that there was a "great disparity" between the Jupiter Apartments and the nearby inner-city deprived areas. | He added that there was a "great disparity" between the Jupiter Apartments and the nearby inner-city deprived areas. |
| He said: "We've housing association houses, council houses and people who are living a completely different life-style to these people living over this side in luxury apartments." | He said: "We've housing association houses, council houses and people who are living a completely different life-style to these people living over this side in luxury apartments." |