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Police have removed the bodies of two women found dead in their bloodied flat near Birmingham city centre. | Police have removed the bodies of two women found dead in their bloodied flat near Birmingham city centre. |
The women, who were in their early 20s, were found at Jupiter Apartments, Ryland Street, Ladywood, on Monday and their bodies were removed overnight. | The women, who were in their early 20s, were found at Jupiter Apartments, Ryland Street, Ladywood, on Monday and their bodies were removed overnight. |
Post-mortem examinations were expected to be carried out later. | Post-mortem examinations were expected to be carried out later. |
Detectives are continuing to question a 28-year-old man arrested at a sea port in Kent on Tuesday morning on suspicion of murdering the women. | Detectives are continuing to question a 28-year-old man arrested at a sea port in Kent on Tuesday morning on suspicion of murdering the women. |
Police said they were in contact with the relatives of the dead women but have not released their names. | Police said they were in contact with the relatives of the dead women but have not released their names. |
'Violent attack' | 'Violent attack' |
They were found on the fourth floor of the apartment block by the building's concierge, who broke in following concerns from their families. | They were found on the fourth floor of the apartment block by the building's concierge, who broke in following concerns from their families. |
Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield said both women were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack" in which one or more weapons were used. | Det Ch Supt Dave Mirfield said both women were subjected to a "sustained and violent attack" in which one or more weapons were used. |
He said there were "signs of ransacking" in the flat and there was "a substantial amount of blood inside many of the rooms". | He said there were "signs of ransacking" in the flat and there was "a substantial amount of blood inside many of the rooms". |
A wire fence enclosing a small building site on Sherborne Street, opposite the flats, has been cordoned off after a builder said he found blood there. | |
The apartment block where the bodies were found has remained cordoned off since the women's bodies were discovered. | |
Searches have been carried out in and around the complex, including the car park below the apartments. | Searches have been carried out in and around the complex, including the car park below the apartments. |
Police are also studying CCTV footage and carrying out house-to-house inquiries. | Police are also studying CCTV footage and carrying out house-to-house inquiries. |
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. |