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Man charged over women's murders | Man charged over women's murders |
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A 47-year-old man has been charged with the murders of a disabled woman and her carer at a flat in Southampton. | A 47-year-old man has been charged with the murders of a disabled woman and her carer at a flat in Southampton. |
David Tiley, who is from Southampton, was arrested in Swanage, Dorset, on Saturday morning. | David Tiley, who is from Southampton, was arrested in Swanage, Dorset, on Saturday morning. |
The bodies of Sue Hale, 49, and carer Sarah Merritt, 39, were found in a flat in Townhill Park in the city on Thursday evening. | The bodies of Sue Hale, 49, and carer Sarah Merritt, 39, were found in a flat in Townhill Park in the city on Thursday evening. |
Post-mortem examinations on the women revealed that both had died from stab wounds. | Post-mortem examinations on the women revealed that both had died from stab wounds. |
Reported missing | |
Officers broke into the ground-floor flat on Thursday at 1720 GMT and found the bodies of the two women. | |
It is believed the alarm was raised by the care worker's council employer and her husband, who reported her missing. | |
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, who was married with two children, was her care worker who visited twice a week to help bathe Ms Hale. |
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