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Two arrested over rape and murder of doctor and daughter, 14, in burning home

Saman Sacharvi and Vian Mangrio were found dead at home in Burnley
Dr Saman Sacharvi, 49, and Vian Mangrio, 14, were found dead in their fire-damaged home on Thursday (Picture: PA)

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of raping and murdering a doctor and her teenage daughter in their home.

The men, aged 51 and 56 from Burnley, were also detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after police found the girl’s badly-burned body in their fire and smoke-damaged house on Colne Road, Burnley, on Thursday morning.

Postmortem examinations showed Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, died from pressure to her neck and that she was assaulted before she died.

Officials have not yet determined a cause of death for her daughter, Vian Mangrio, 14,who was a pupil at Marsden Heights school in Nelson.

Former colleagues at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, where Dr Sacharvi worked, paid tribute to the victims on social media.

Jacqueline Eastwood, wrote on Facebook: ‘RIP Saman you were a lovely person and we had lots of laughs when we worked together.’

Helen Monk added: ‘Beautiful woman and an amazing Doctor. She was loved and well thought of on Edisford Ward. She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered.’

The trust wrote on Twitter: ‘Our thoughts are with Dr Sacharvi’s family and friends at this time. She was a well loved and well liked colleague here at the Trust, described as “brilliant” and a “joy to work with”.

Undated handout photo issued by Lancashire Police of Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, and her daughter Vian Magrio, 14, who were found dead at their fire damaged home in Burnley, Lancs on Thursday. PA Photo. Issue date: Friday October 2, 2020. A murder inquiry is under way after officers discovered their bodies along with evidence of fire and smoke inside the house on Colne Road, Burnley. See PA story POLICE Doctor. Photo credit should read: Lancashire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Tributes have poured in for Dr Sacharvi, a well-loved local NHS physician (Picture: PA)

‘Please follow @BurnleyPolice @LancsPolice for updates and if you have any info let them know.’

Lancashire Police said they have a team of detectives pursuing several lines of inquiry but are continuing to seek information from the public about the tragedy.

DS John Holmes said: ‘This is a live investigation and we continue to ask anyone with any information to get in touch with us.

‘Perhaps you have been in the Colne Road area recently and have seen something suspicious.

Undated handout photo issued by Lancashire Police of Vian Magrio, 14, who was found dead along with her mother Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, at their fire damaged home in Burnley, Lancs on Thursday. PA Photo. Issue date: Friday October 2, 2020. A murder inquiry is under way after officers discovered their bodies along with evidence of fire and smoke inside the house on Colne Road, Burnley. See PA story POLICE Doctor. Photo credit should read: Lancashire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Vian was a pupil at Marsden Heights school in nearby Nelson (Picture: PA)
Undated handout photo issued by Lancashire Police of Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, who was found dead along with her daughter Vian Magrio, 14, at their fire damaged home in Burnley, Lancs on Thursday. PA Photo. Issue date: Friday October 2, 2020. A murder inquiry is under way after officers discovered their bodies along with evidence of fire and smoke inside the house on Colne Road, Burnley. See PA story POLICE Doctor. Photo credit should read: Lancashire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Police are still urging anyone with information to come forward (Picture: PA)

‘Maybe you have CCTV or dashcam footage which could contain something useful. Or perhaps you think you know who is responsible.

‘Whatever information you have, we would urge you to get in touch, even if you think what you know is insignificant.

Anyone with information can contact police quoting log 0298 of October 1, or independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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