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A woman who murdered her disabled daughter and then herself by setting fire to her car had previously reported several cases of anti-social behaviour. A woman who murdered her disabled daughter and then killed herself had previously reported several cases of anti-social behaviour near their home.
Fiona Pilkington, 38, and her daughter Francesca Hardwick, who was 18, died in the blaze on a lay-by in Leicestershire on Tuesday. Fiona Pilkington, 38, and her daughter Francesca Hardwick, 18, were found dead in the mother's burning car in a lay-by in Leicestershire on Tuesday.
Three people have been arrested for anti-social behaviour in the village of Barwell, where the pair lived. Four people have been arrested for anti-social behaviour in the village of Barwell, where the pair lived.
The arrests were not connected to the inquiry into the deaths, police said.The arrests were not connected to the inquiry into the deaths, police said.
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Francesca, 18, who was known to her family as Frankie, suffered from severe learning difficulties.Francesca, 18, who was known to her family as Frankie, suffered from severe learning difficulties.
The fire was so ferocious that detectives had to rely on DNA tests to establish who the bodies were, but relatives were traced on Wednesday through identification of the car.The fire was so ferocious that detectives had to rely on DNA tests to establish who the bodies were, but relatives were traced on Wednesday through identification of the car.
Leicestershire Police confirmed that anti-social behaviour was a problem near the family home, on Bardon Road in nearby Barwell, and that the family had reported several incidents to police.Leicestershire Police confirmed that anti-social behaviour was a problem near the family home, on Bardon Road in nearby Barwell, and that the family had reported several incidents to police.
A force spokeswoman said officers and the local council had been working together to eradicate the problems in the Bardon Road area.A force spokeswoman said officers and the local council had been working together to eradicate the problems in the Bardon Road area.
She said: "While we can confirm that Fiona Pilkington had reported several incidents of anti-social behaviour to the police, we must stress that there is no connection between those arrests and Fiona or Francesca, or indeed the investigation into their deaths."She said: "While we can confirm that Fiona Pilkington had reported several incidents of anti-social behaviour to the police, we must stress that there is no connection between those arrests and Fiona or Francesca, or indeed the investigation into their deaths."
The family of the two women said they were "devastated" by the deaths.The family of the two women said they were "devastated" by the deaths.