A SUSPECT has been charged with the murder of a woman and man who died after their throats were slashed.
Lee Peacock, 49, has been charged with the murders of Sharon Pickles and Clinton Ashmore, the Metropolitan Police said.
Lee Peacock has been charged with the murder of a man and a woman
Sharon Pickles, 45, was found dead
Sharon was found dead at a home in Westminster shortly before 9.35pm on Thursday.
Hours later, at 2.15am on Friday, paramedics called police to report a stabbing in North West London.
Officers rushed to the scene - but despite the efforts of blue light workers, Clinton died at the scene.
Officials confirmed that both Sharon and Clinton were knifed in the neck.
Families of both victims were being supported by specially-trained PCs.
The Met offered a ￡20,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person responsible for the killings.
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Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said earlier this week: “My thoughts are with the families of Sharon and Clinton."
Both Sharon and Clinton had their throats slashed before they died