A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two people at different homes just hours apart in London.
The 49-year-old suspect was held after a man and woman were found dead in Westminster.
Sharon Pickles, 45 was found dead on August 19
Clinton Ashmore was pronounced dead at the scene on August 20
Victim Sharon Pickles, 45, was found dead by officers at an address, at around 9.30pm on August 19.
At 2.15am the following day, Clinton Ashmore, 59, was pronounced dead at a nearby home.
The incidents are being treated as linked, cops said.
A special post mortem examination confirmed both Sharon and Clinton died as a result of an incised wound to the neck.
Their families have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.
On Thursday, cops arrested a 49-year-old man at a London hospital on suspicion of the murder of Sharon and Clinton.
The man had received treatment for injuries that have now been assessed as non-life-threatening.
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He was discharged and taken into custody at a London police station on Friday, 27 August.
It comes after a national manhunt following the two deaths.
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley said: ''This is a significant development in our investigation which I hope takes us a step closer to getting justice for the families of Sharon and Clinton."
The woman's body was found at a home in Westminster