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| Two found dead at Stansted Mountfitchet house: Man arrested | |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two people who were found dead at a house in Essex. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "The community will be worried at this time, but inquiries are in hand and I'm satisfied we're heading in the right direction." |
| Ewan Fleet, 40, is a lifelong resident of Stansted Mountfitchet and said the news was "absolutely shocking". | |
| "I was born on this road, in Bentfield Gardens. It's quiet, sleepy, it's grown a bit over the years but it's still a very quiet village. Nothing ever really happens here to be honest. | |
| "I was horrified - I can't believe it. I played on these streets as a child. To know that's happened at the end of the road is sickening," he said. |