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| A woman who murdered her disabled daughter and then killed herself had previously reported several cases of anti-social behaviour near their home. | 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, 18, were found dead in the mother's burning car in 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. |
| Four 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. |
| Learning disability | Learning disability |
| 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 the identity of the bodies, but relatives were traced on Wednesday through identification of the car. | |
| DNA tests were used to identify the two dead women | |
| 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 the arrests and Fiona or Francesca, or indeed the investigation into their deaths." | |
| When asked if detectives were investigating if Ms Pilkington had been bullied by youngsters in the area, the force spokeswoman said: "We are looking all circumstances surrounding their deaths - that requires us to look at everything. | |
| "But we cannot make any assumptions," she said, adding the deaths will be the subject of a coroner's inquest. | |
| 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. |