A 49-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death in a street in Solihull.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Police said they were treating the deaths of the pair, who were found in Northdown Road just after 00:30 BST, as murder.<\/p>\n
Officers said a suspect – said to be known to the victims – had been identified and they were “making urgent attempts to arrest him”.<\/p>\n
The force urged anyone with information about the murders to call 999.<\/p>\n
A man living near the property said he was woken up by screaming but assumed it was the sound of people coming home from a night out.<\/p>\n
The father-of-two, who did not want to be named, said: “Then police knocked on my door and asked for some towels, so I knew at that point it was serious.<\/p>\n
“I’ve got a young family, so I was worried about what was going on.”<\/p>\n
Another neighbour said she heard loud screaming, adding she was “stunned” by what had happened.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
The woman, who also did not want to be named, added she did not know the victims who “kept themselves to themselves”.<\/p>\n
The area has been cordoned off while examinations are carried out.<\/p>\n
Det Insp Caroline Corfield said: “What has happened this morning is truly devastating and heart-breaking.<\/p>\n
“Our thoughts go out to the two victims’ family and friends at this traumatic time.”<\/p>\n
She added: “We are still in the very early stages of our investigation but we believe the offender is known to the victims.<\/p>\n
“We are appealing to him come forward as a matter of urgency.”<\/p>\n
The force said officers were speaking to people living nearby and there would be a “visible presence” over coming days to “provide community reassurance”.<\/p>\n
Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"