Man due in court over mother and daughter murder in Shirebrook

A man is due to appear in court today charged with the murders of two women who were found dead at a house in Derbyshire.

The bodies of Julie Hill and her mother Rose Hill were discovered at the property in Station Road, Shirebrook, on Friday night.

20-year-old Christopher Whelan, from Dransfield Road in Sheffield, was arrested the following day.

He will appear at Chesterfield Justice Centre today.

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 was arrested the day after the discovery.

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