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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. | The force urged anyone with information about the murders to call 999. |
| 'Screaming and shouting' | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| "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". | |
| 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. | 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." | "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. | 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." | "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". | The force said officers were speaking to people living nearby and there would be a "visible presence" over coming days to "provide community reassurance". |