This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7618088.stm
The article has changed 14 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 5 | Version 6 |
|---|---|
| Arrest after women's bodies found | Arrest after women's bodies found |
| (19 minutes later) | |
| A man has been arrested after the bodies of two women in their 20s were found in a flat in Birmingham. | |
| Ryland Street in the city centre has been sealed off following Monday afternoon's discovery. | |
| Police have not said how the women died, but said they were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack". | Police have not said how the women died, 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. | |
| Police said the man may have been known to the women. | |
| CCTV footage | CCTV footage |
| West Midlands Police said they believed one or more weapons were used in the attack and that they were in contact with the women's next of kin. | |
| 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 apartments are part of the recently-built Jupiter development near Broad Street, the city's entertainment centre. | |
| Officers said the bodies had not yet been moved and that the scene was "challenging forensically" | |
| They urged anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area over the weekend. | |
| Anyone with information has been urged to contact detectives. | Anyone with information has been urged to contact detectives. |