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| Man quizzed over women's murders | Man quizzed over women's murders |
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| Police are to question a man arrested at a sea port over the murders of two young women found dead in an apartment. | Police are to question a man arrested at a sea port over the murders of two young women found dead in an apartment. |
| The women in their early 20s were found on Monday at their flat in Ryland Street, Ladywood, Birmingham. | |
| Officers said there was no indication the victims had been restrained but there was "a substantial amount of blood inside many of the rooms". | Officers said there was no indication the victims had been restrained but there was "a substantial amount of blood inside many of the rooms". |
| A 28-year-old man was detained by police in Dover on Tuesday morning as he tried to board a ferry, police said. | A 28-year-old man was detained by police in Dover on Tuesday morning as he tried to board a ferry, police said. |
| Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield said there were "signs of ransacking" at the flat, in the Jupiter Apartments complex, although entry was not forced. | |
| Both women were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack" in which one or more weapons were used, he added. | Both women were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack" in which one or more weapons were used, he added. |
| Supt Matt Ward and Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield from West Midlands Police | Supt Matt Ward and Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield from West Midlands Police |
| Police said the arrested man may have been known to the women, but was not related to them. | Police said the arrested man may have been known to the women, but was not related to them. |
| Det Ch Supt Mirfield said the scene was "particularly challenging forensically" and the bodies remained in the apartment on Tuesday evening. | Det Ch Supt Mirfield said the scene was "particularly challenging forensically" and the bodies remained in the apartment on Tuesday evening. |
| A post-mortem examination would take place once the bodies have been removed from the building, which is expected to be on Wednesday. | A post-mortem examination would take place once the bodies have been removed from the building, which is expected to be on Wednesday. |
| Searches took place on Tuesday in and around the complex, including the car park below the apartments. | Searches took place on Tuesday in and around the complex, including the car park below the apartments. |
| Police are also looking at CCTV footage and carrying out house-to-house inquiries in the area. | Police are also looking at CCTV footage and carrying out house-to-house inquiries in the area. |
| Detectives said the building's concierge had broken into the apartment following concerns from the women's family, who had not heard from them for some time. | Detectives said the building's concierge had broken into the apartment following concerns from the women's family, who had not heard from them for some time. |
| 'Isolated incident' | 'Isolated incident' |
| When asked if the women were British, Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield declined to comment. | When asked if the women were British, Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield declined to comment. |
| The Placido apartment block, where the bodies were found, has remained cordoned off since the discovery. | The Placido apartment block, where the bodies were found, has remained cordoned off since the discovery. |
| The apartments are part of the recently-built Jupiter development near to Broad Street, the city's entertainment centre. | The apartments are part of the recently-built Jupiter development near to Broad Street, the city's entertainment centre. |
| The area contains a mixture of local authority and housing association accommodation, alongside luxury apartments. | The area contains a mixture of local authority and housing association accommodation, alongside luxury apartments. |
| Supt Matt Ward, who is in charge of the city centre policing area, described the attack as an "isolated incident". | Supt Matt Ward, who is in charge of the city centre policing area, described the attack as an "isolated incident". |
| He reassured residents that the area remained a safe place to live, work and study. | He reassured residents that the area remained a safe place to live, work and study. |
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| Neighbours were shocked by the discovery | Neighbours were shocked by the discovery |
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