A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two people at different homes just hours apart in north-west London.
On Thursday last week at 9.30pm, police were called to a home in Ashbridge Street, Westminster, where Sharon Pickles, 45, was pronounced dead.
At 2.15am the following morning, Clinton Ashmore, 59, was pronounced dead at a different home nearby.
Both victims had died from knife wounds to the neck and police are treating the attacks as linked.
Yesterday afternoon, officers arrested a 49-year-old man at a London hospital on suspicion of murdering Sharon and Clinton.
The man had received treatment to injuries that have now been assessed as non life-threatening. He was discharged and taken into custody at a London police station today.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: ‘This is a significant development in our investigation which I hope takes us a step closer to getting justice for the families of Sharon and Clinton.
‘I am aware that as a result of appeals for information issued by the police, there is more information in the public domain about this case than there might ordinarily be.
‘A man has now been arrested and it is crucial that nothing is said or reported that could risk prejudicing any future court proceedings.
‘I would urge the public and the press to avoid speculating or sharing names or images in relation to this arrest or this investigation.’
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