West Midlands Police are appealing for help after a 49-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death in a quiet street in Solihull. They were found earlier this morning and it is being treated as Murder.
Officers said a suspect – said to be known to the victims – had been identified and they were “making urgent attempts to arrest him”. The force urged anyone with information about the murders to call 999.
An unnamed source said he was awoken to sounds of screaming and said: “Then police knocked on my door and asked for some towels, so I knew at that point it was serious. I’ve got a young family, so I was worried about what was going on.”
Another neighbour said she heard loud screaming, adding she was “stunned” by what had happened.
“There was a lot of screaming and shouting and then I saw the guy run off. About a minute later I saw him leave in a van,” she said.
The woman, who also did not want to be named, added she did not know the victims who “kept themselves to themselves”.
A cordon is in place and a Police Spokersperson said:
What has happened this morning is truly devastating and heart-breaking.
Our thoughts go out to the two victims’ family and friends at this traumatic time. We are still in the very early stages of our investigation but we believe the offender is known to the victims.
We are appealing to him come forward as a matter of urgency.”
The force said officers were speaking to people living nearby and there would be a “visible presence” over coming days to “provide community reassurance”.
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