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Yvonne and Harrison Walsh murder suspect 'in secure unit' | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother and baby at a house in Birmingham has been deemed unfit to be questioned. | |
Police said the victims had not been formally identified but were believed to Yvonne Walsh, 25, and her seven-month-old son Harrison Walsh. | |
The bodies were found at 10:30 BST on Sunday in Chells Grove, Billesley. | The bodies were found at 10:30 BST on Sunday in Chells Grove, Billesley. |
A 28-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of both murders. He is currently in a secure unit. | |
West Midlands Police said mental health professionals carried out an assessment and deemed him unfit to be questioned at present. | |
A spokesman said the man was known to the victims and police were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | |
'Pretty quiet girl' | |
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. | Post-mortem examinations will be carried out later. |
Forensic tests were still being carried out at the house, which remains cordoned off, on Monday morning. | |
Neighbour Susan Butler, 62, said news of the deaths had shaken people living nearby. | |
"You just don't envisage something happening like that," she said. | |
She described Ms Walsh as "a pretty quiet girl" and said she saw her last week holding the baby. | |
She added: "It's really, really shocking and all the neighbours are probably feeling the same." | |
Another neighbour, who declined to give her name, said Ms Walsh had "kept herself to herself". | |
She said: "It was really surprising when I heard what had happened because I have not heard or seen anything happening at the house before. | |
"It was yesterday morning we saw the police arrive at about 10 o'clock - they told us there had been a serious incident and we found out on the news what had happened." |