A double murder investigation has been launched after two people were found dead with knife injuries in Westminster, London.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the deaths at two separate addresses are being treated as linked. A 45-year-old woman was discovered dead at a property in Ashbridge Street on Thursday night, while a 59-year-old man was found dead in the early hours of Friday at a property in nearby Jerome Crescent.
The man's relatives have been informed and are receiving specialist support, police said.
Westminster Police Commander Det Ch Supt Owain Richards said: 'We know that local residents will be shocked and troubled by this news. Crime scenes are in place in Ashbridge Street and Jerome Crescent and additional police resources and patrols have been deployed throughout the area.'
Det Ch Insp Wayne Jolley, leading the homicide inquiry, said: 'At this early stage we are retaining an open mind concerning motive, but at this stage we are treating these crimes as linked.'
