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| Arrest after women's bodies found | |
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| Detectives are investigating the deaths of two women after their bodies were discovered in Birmingham. | Detectives are investigating the deaths of two women after their bodies were discovered in Birmingham. |
| Ryland Street, in the city centre, was sealed off after the bodies of the women, who were in their early 20s, were found at about 1740 BST on Monday. | Ryland Street, in the city centre, was sealed off after the bodies of the women, who were in their early 20s, were found at about 1740 BST on Monday. |
| Police have not said how the women died, but said they were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack". | |
| A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Kent. Officers said they believed he had been trying to board a ferry. | |
| Police said the man, from Birmingham, may have been known to the women. | |
| CCTV footage | |
| West Midlands Police said they believed one or more weapons were used. | |
| The area around the Placido apartment block has been cordoned off. | |
| Police said they were in contact with the women's next of kin, whose names have not yet been released. | Police said they were in contact with the women's next of kin, whose names have not yet been released. |
| 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 apartments are part of the recently-built Jupiter development near Broad Street in Birmingham's city centre. | The Placido apartments are part of the recently-built Jupiter development near Broad Street in Birmingham's city centre. |
| Anyone with information has been urged to contact detectives. | Anyone with information has been urged to contact detectives. |