A man has been arrested on suspicion of the double murder of a mother and daughter after they were found stabbed to death at their home in north London.
Joshua Cohen, 27, was spotted in the park by a member of the public after police issued an appeal for information on his whereabouts.
He was arrested on Saturday afternoon and has been taken in for questioning in connection with the suspected murder of the two women, aged 33 and 66.
Murder detectives described the stabbing, which happened on Friday night, as a “devastating attack on two women in their homes”.
Officers believe the victims were known to the Cohen.
Police were called to the Golders Green Crescent shortly before 9pm on Friday night following reports of two seriously injured women.
They were both found to be suffering from stab wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers stepped up patrols in Barnet and issued an urgent appeal to track down the suspect.
Detective Inspector Ian Lott 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 2pm.”
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