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06/05/2008
Man Charged Over Fife Double Murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman and her young brother.
Michelle Thomson, 25, and seven-year-old Ryan were found dead in Fife at the weekend.
It is reported that the bodies were found by their mother, who is the estranged wife of the accused, at Muiredge Cottages in Buckhaven on Saturday evening.
A spokesman for Fife Police confirmed that a 49-year-old man had been charged with the murder of sister and brother Michelle and Ryan.
Leading the investigation, Detective Superintendent Alistair McKeen said that both Michelle and Ryan "suffered a particularly violent death" and "the scene was particularly harrowing for police officers and paramedics who arrived at the house".
Mr McKeen said that the family appreciated the tributes left by neighbours.
The 49-year-old will appear before Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court today.
(DS/JM)
Michelle Thomson, 25, and seven-year-old Ryan were found dead in Fife at the weekend.
It is reported that the bodies were found by their mother, who is the estranged wife of the accused, at Muiredge Cottages in Buckhaven on Saturday evening.
A spokesman for Fife Police confirmed that a 49-year-old man had been charged with the murder of sister and brother Michelle and Ryan.
Leading the investigation, Detective Superintendent Alistair McKeen said that both Michelle and Ryan "suffered a particularly violent death" and "the scene was particularly harrowing for police officers and paramedics who arrived at the house".
Mr McKeen said that the family appreciated the tributes left by neighbours.
The 49-year-old will appear before Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court today.
(DS/JM)
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