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| A woman who murdered her disabled daughter and then herself by setting fire to her car had previously reported several cases of anti-social behaviour. | |
| Fiona Pilkington, 38, and her daughter Francesca Hardwick, who was 18, died in the blaze on a lay-by in Leicestershire on Tuesday. | |
| Three people have been arrested for anti-social behaviour in the village of Barwell, where the pair lived. | |
| The arrests were not connected to the inquiry into the deaths, police said. | |
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| Francesca, 18, who was known to her family as Frankie, suffered from severe learning difficulties. | Francesca, 18, who was known to her family as Frankie, suffered from severe learning difficulties. |
| The fire was so ferocious that detectives had to rely on DNA tests to establish who the bodies were, but relatives were traced on Wednesday through identification of the car. | The fire was so ferocious that detectives had to rely on DNA tests to establish who the bodies were, but relatives were traced on Wednesday through identification of the car. |
| Leicestershire Police confirmed that anti-social behaviour was a problem near the family home, on Bardon Road in nearby Barwell, and that the family had reported several incidents to police. | Leicestershire Police confirmed that anti-social behaviour was a problem near the family home, on Bardon Road in nearby Barwell, and that the family had reported several incidents to police. |
| A force spokeswoman said officers and the local council had been working together to eradicate the problems in the Bardon Road area. | |
| She said: "While we can confirm that Fiona Pilkington had reported several incidents of anti-social behaviour to the police, we must stress that there is no connection between those arrests and Fiona or Francesca, or indeed the investigation into their deaths." | |
| The family of the two women said they were "devastated" by the deaths. |