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| Canterbury 'stabbings': Two dead, two injured | Canterbury 'stabbings': Two dead, two injured |
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| Two people were killed and two others hurt at a house in Canterbury following an altercation and reported stabbing. | Two people were killed and two others hurt at a house in Canterbury following an altercation and reported stabbing. |
| A 53-year-old man was arrested at the property in Dickens Avenue just after 19:30 BST on Tuesday. He is known to the victims, but not related. | A 53-year-old man was arrested at the property in Dickens Avenue just after 19:30 BST on Tuesday. He is known to the victims, but not related. |
| The victims have been named locally as Natasha Sadler-Ellis, 40, and Simon Gorecki, 51. Both were from Canterbury. | |
| A 17-year-old boy and a man, aged 20, who were injured are thought to be brothers and Ms Sadler-Ellis's sons. | |
| Kent Police said the teenager was critical in hospital, while the man was released after treatment. | |
| Next of kin | Next of kin |
| They said the woman's next-of-kin had been informed of her death, but formal identification had yet to be carried out. | They said the woman's next-of-kin had been informed of her death, but formal identification had yet to be carried out. |
| Inquiries are ongoing to locate the next-of-kin of a man who also died at the scene, officers said. | Inquiries are ongoing to locate the next-of-kin of a man who also died at the scene, officers said. |
| Post-mortem examinations are due to take place on Thursday. | Post-mortem examinations are due to take place on Thursday. |
| The man arrested at the scene is being questioned on suspicion of murder. | The man arrested at the scene is being questioned on suspicion of murder. |
| Neighbour Rab Hendry said he helped treat one of the injured, who had been stabbed in the stomach. | Neighbour Rab Hendry said he helped treat one of the injured, who had been stabbed in the stomach. |
| "I saw two lads, I believe they were brothers, and the oldest one said his brother's been stabbed in the stomach. | "I saw two lads, I believe they were brothers, and the oldest one said his brother's been stabbed in the stomach. |
| "I got him to the ground and saw the wound was opened right up. I put tea towels on him and put pressure on it until [paramedics] came." | "I got him to the ground and saw the wound was opened right up. I put tea towels on him and put pressure on it until [paramedics] came." |
| Mr Hendry said the boy was panicking and "white as a sheet" so he kept talking to him to try to calm him down. | Mr Hendry said the boy was panicking and "white as a sheet" so he kept talking to him to try to calm him down. |
| 'Quiet area' | 'Quiet area' |
| Another resident, who gave his name only as Jamie, said he saw a woman lying in the doorway of the house and what looked like the body of a man further inside. | Another resident, who gave his name only as Jamie, said he saw a woman lying in the doorway of the house and what looked like the body of a man further inside. |
| He said police carried out CPR to try to revive them, but he understood they had died. | He said police carried out CPR to try to revive them, but he understood they had died. |
| Residents described their shock at the killings taking place in such a "quiet area". | Residents described their shock at the killings taking place in such a "quiet area". |
| Charlotte Bunn who lives opposite the house said: "I only knew the people who lived there to say hello to when out in the garden or walking in the street. | |
| "They seem all right. I can't find any fault." | "They seem all right. I can't find any fault." |
| The area around the house was cordoned off. A forensic tent has been set up outside the front door. | The area around the house was cordoned off. A forensic tent has been set up outside the front door. |
| Detectives are currently trying to establish the circumstances of the incident, according to a police spokesman. | Detectives are currently trying to establish the circumstances of the incident, according to a police spokesman. |