Police have arrested a man after a mother and daughter were found fatally stabbed in their in their north London home.
The women, aged 66 and 33, were found with stab wounds at the property in Golders Green on Friday night and declared dead at the scene.
The Metropolitan police launched a manhunt for 27-year-old Joshua Cohen, who they said had paranoid schizophrenia and knew both women.
He was arrested on Saturday afternoon in a park in Golders Green in connection with the deaths.
Det Insp Ian Lott, of the Met’s homicide and major crime command, said: “Following a recent media appeal, a discerning member of the public alerted police to a real-time sighting and officers moved quickly to detain and arrest the man wanted for questioning shortly before 14:00hrs.
“This was a devastating attack on two women in their homes. Our investigation is ongoing.”
Formal identification and post-mortem examinations have yet to take place, but police are confident they know the identity of the victims. Their next of kin have been informed.
