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Man arrested after woman and girl found dead in house in Leeds
Neighbours spoke of their shock today after a man was arrested following the discovery of the bodies of a woman and young girl at a house.Detectives are questioning a 36-year-old man on suspicion of murder after the bodies of the woman, aged 31, and the girl, aged eight, were discovered in a property on Kirkby Avenue, Garforth, Leeds, yesterday.Officers also found a four-year-old girl with minor injuries.The bodies were discovered after police were called around 4pm yesterday to reports of an assault near the Fairburn Ings Nature Reserve near Castleford.A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Officers attended and following initial inquiries a house search was subsequently conducted at an address in Kirkby Avenue in Garforth in Leeds and a 31-year-old woman and an eight-year-old girl were found deceased in the property.”A four-year-old girl was also found with minor injuries. She was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and later discharged. A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.”