A 12-year-old girl found dead inside a house with her mother had been stabbed in the abdomen, police have said, while a man arrested on suspicion of their murders remains in hospital. The girl and her 44-year-old mother were found dead inside a house in Great Waldingfield, near Sudbury, on 8 September, Suffolk police said. The force said that a 46-year-old man who was inside the house had been arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder and remains in hospital in a stable condition. The girl died of a stab wound to the abdomen, a postmortem examination carried out on Tuesday recorded. An earlier postmortem examination recorded that her mother died of “pressure on the neck”, police said. Officers were called to the address just after 9.55am on 8 September to reports of concerns for the safety of individuals at a property in Heath Estate. Police found the girl and her mother dead. They also found the man, who had “serious injuries” and was taken by air ambulance to Addenbrooke’s hospital in Cambridge for treatment. He remains there in a stable condition and he is under arrest on suspicion of two counts of murder, police said on Wednesday. The force said detectives believe the three people were “known to each other”, describing it as a “contained incident, with no wider threat to the community”. The girl and her mother have not been formally identified by police. Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anybody with information to contact the major investigation team by using the online portal or by calling 101 and quoting reference 57943/22. Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via their online form: http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org
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