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| Billesley mother and baby deaths: Police name victims | |
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| Detectives have named a mother and baby thought to have been murdered at a house in Birmingham. | Detectives have named a mother and baby thought to have been murdered at a house in Birmingham. |
| Police said the victims had not been formally identified but are believed to Yvonne Walsh, 25, and her son Harrison Walsh, seven months. | Police said the victims had not been formally identified but are believed to Yvonne Walsh, 25, and her son Harrison Walsh, seven months. |
| The bodies were found at 10:30 BST on Sunday in Billesley. | |
| A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of both murders. West Midlands Police said he was currently unfit to be interviewed. | A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of both murders. West Midlands Police said he was currently unfit to be interviewed. |
| A force spokesman said the man, who was arrested in the Sandwell area, is in a secure unit following an assessment carried out by mental health professionals. | A force spokesman said the man, who was arrested in the Sandwell area, is in a secure unit following an assessment carried out by mental health professionals. |
| He said the man was known to the victims and police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | He said the man was known to the victims and police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed, due to previous contact between police and the man in custody. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed, due to previous contact between police and the man in custody. |
| Post-mortem examinations will be carried out later and police inquiries are continuing. | Post-mortem examinations will be carried out later and police inquiries are continuing. |
| Residents in the area were shocked to hear about the deaths. | |
| On Monday BBC WM reporter Michelle Dawes said several people described the area as a "quite nice road with nice people". |