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Man arrested after two found dead at Stansted Mountfitchet house | |
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two people who were found dead at a house in Essex. | |
The emergency services discovered the man and woman at the house in Bentfield Gardens in Stansted Mountfitchet, at about 23:00 BST on Wednesday. | |
The 23-year-old man is being held in custody, Essex Police said. | The 23-year-old man is being held in custody, Essex Police said. |
Ch Insp Richard Melton said the victims had not yet been formally identified, but police believed they were not killed in a random attack. | |
"It's a fairly sleepy part of the county, a very pleasant area, and incidents like this don't happen here," he said. | |
"The community will be worried at this time, but inquiries are in hand and I'm satisfied we're heading in the right direction." |