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Manchester Evening News
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Kieran Isgin

Man arrested after two people found dead in house in Huddersfield

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two people were found dead at a property in Huddersfield.

Officers were called to an address in Harpe Inge at 9.53am on Monday after paramedics found a man and woman who had sustained multiple injuries. They were confirmed dead at the scene, West Yorkshire Police said.

A man in his 30s, was held on suspicion of murdering both people and is in custody for questioning, police said. Several active inquiries by the West Yorkshire Police's homicide and major enquiry team are still ongoing.

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The street was cordoned off on Tuesday morning, with five police cars remaining at the scene. A resident from the street behind Harpe Inge said: “I knew it was serious, with the air ambulance and the forensics.

“They were out all day.”

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "Police investigating the murder of a man and woman at an address on Harpe Inge in Huddersfield have now made an arrest as enquiries continue.

"A Huddersfield man aged in his 30s has now been arrested on suspicion of both murders and is in custody for questioning.

"A number of active enquiries remain ongoing by the West Yorkshire Police’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team."

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