By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The violent deaths of two men at Whittington have baffled homicide squad detectives.
The pair, friends who lived together in a Thatcher Crt house, died from fatal stab wounds.
The mother of one of the men discovered their bodies on Wednesday morning.
Police said the pair sustained “significant” knife wounds to their hands, arms and necks.
Homicide Squad Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Sol Solomon said police were keeping an open mind on the circumstances of the deaths.
No third party appeared to be involved, he said.
“At this time it’s way too early to be speculating as to whether there was a third party involved. We have no information to say that is a fact.” Det Solomon said police were investigating both deaths as potential homicides until they could determine exactly what happened.
Police had not yet ruled out murder-suicide, he said.
“Until we have a thorough crime scene investigation and a post-mortem examination, which will be done later, to know exactly what the cause of death is, or whether there was a fight or some form of physical interaction between the two males, it’s just way too soon.”
The bodies of the two men, aged 23 and 30, were discovered just before 10.30am in a bedroom at the rear of the property.
Earlier reports said neighbours heard screams before a woman was seen running from a house.
Det Solomon said the mother who discovered the grisly scene was “not doing well”.
The incident had also shaken neighbours but they had no reason for fear or alarm that a murderer might be on the loose in the area, he said.
Det Solomon appealed for public assistance to help explain the mystery deaths.
“If there’s anybody out there in the public who knows anything about these two gentlemen or what may have happened at this particular premises they can contact Crime Stoppers.”
