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Solihull murders: Mother and daughter stabbed to death | Solihull murders: Mother and daughter stabbed to death |
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A 49-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death in a street in Solihull. | A 49-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter have been stabbed to death in a street in Solihull. |
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. | 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. |
Officers said a suspect - said to be known to the victims - had been identified and they were "making urgent attempts to arrest him". | 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. | |
'Devastating and heart-breaking' | |
The area has been cordoned off while examinations are carried out. | The area has been cordoned off while examinations are carried out. |
Det Insp Caroline Corfield 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." | |
She added: "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". |