29/03/2011

Two Women Found Dead In Sheffield

The bodies of a mother and daughter have been found at a house in Hemsworth, in Sheffield.

The discovery was made by police at an address on Ironside Road at 0740 BST.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being questioned by police.

The area around the property has been sealed off.

No further information has been released at the time.

(BMcN/GK)


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