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| Man held over city flat murders | Man held over city flat murders |
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| A man has been arrested by police investigating the murders of a disabled woman and her carer at a flat in Southampton. | A man has been arrested by police investigating the murders of a disabled woman and her carer at a flat in Southampton. |
| A 47-year-old man, who is from Southampton, was held in Swanage, Dorset, on Saturday morning. | A 47-year-old man, who is from Southampton, was held in Swanage, Dorset, on Saturday morning. |
| He was being taken to a police station in Hampshire where he was due to be questioned about the murders of Sue Hale, 49, and carer Sarah Merritt, 39. | He was being taken to a police station in Hampshire where he was due to be questioned about the murders of Sue Hale, 49, and carer Sarah Merritt, 39. |
| The bodies were found in a flat in Town Hill Park on Thursday. | The bodies were found in a flat in Town Hill Park on Thursday. |
| Police revealed Ms Merritt died from stab wounds. | Police revealed Ms Merritt died from stab wounds. |
| The block of flats have been cordoned off and evacuated | |
| A post-mortem examination on the body of Ms Hale was due to be carried out later. | A post-mortem examination on the body of Ms Hale was due to be carried out later. |
| Police are viewing CCTV footage taken from the block of 10 flats. | |
| The flats were evacuated as the investigation got under way, with residents moved into temporary accommodation. | |
| It is believed the alarm was raised by the care worker's council employer and her husband, who reported her missing. | It is believed the alarm was raised by the care worker's council employer and her husband, who reported her missing. |
| Officers broke into the ground-floor flat on Thursday at 1720 GMT and found the bodies of the two women. | |
| Ms Hale suffered from cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative brain disorder which caused her difficulties in walking and led to her using walking sticks and a mobility scooter to get around. | |
| Mrs Merritt was her care worker who visited twice a week to help bathe Ms Hale. |