Man charged over mother and daughter murder in Shirebrook

The scene of the murders Credit: ITV News Central

A man has been charged with the murders of two women at a house in Shirebrook.

20-year-old Christopher Whelan has been charged with the murder of Julie Hill and her mother Rose Hill at a property in Station Road last Thursday.

He will appear at Chesterfield Justice Centre tomorrow.

Police and paramedics were called to the house at about 10.10pm on Friday February 26. The bodies were found inside.

51-year-old Julie Hill lived at the address while her 75-year-old mother lived in Sheffield.

Whelan, from Dransfield Road in Sheffield, was arrested the day after the discovery.

Ms Hill’s dog, thought to be a terrier, is missing from the house.