A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women were killed during an incident at a house in the Kent village of Hadlow.
An elderly man was also seriously injured during the disturbance on Saturday morning.
Kent Police said the two female victims were in their 50s and 70s. The man, who is now being treated at a London hospital, was also in his 70s.
Detectives have not revealed how either women came to die but have confirmed the victims and suspect were known to each other.
They said officers were called to the scene, in Carpenters Lane, by the South East Coast Ambulance Service shortly after 7.40am. An air ambulance helicopter had already been flown to the property.
The road remained closed throughout the morning. The suspect remains in police custody while enquiries continue.
Police said the victims' next of kin had been told.
