Neighbours speak of shock after two women found dead in Cheadle house on New Year's Eve

A police officer outside the property in Cheadle where two women were found dead. Credit: PA Wire/PA Images

People living in a quiet street in Cheadle, Staffordshire, have described their shock after two women were found dead and a man was arrested on suspicion of murder on New Year's Eve.

A 68-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder after officers were called to a property on Park Lane.

People living in the lane, which leads out to the Staffordshire countryside, said they were alerted on Sunday afternoon by the sound of the air ambulance before the street filled with emergency vehicles.

Residents said an elderly woman lived at the house with her daughter and her daughter’s husband.

Pensioner Ted Clowes: “What a thing to happen on New Year’s Eve. It’s terrible, it really is.

“We were sitting here and the helicopter came over. It made such a noise.

“That was the first thing we knew about it.

“Then there were quite a few police cars arrived and the whole street filled up with emergency vehicles.

“It’s so quiet round here. You just don’t think something like this will happen.”

Another neighbour said: “We saw the helicopter from our home. It startled us and we came out to have a look.

“I don’t know what’s happened. You just don’t expect it up here. It’s so dreadful.”

A police tent in the garden of a property in Park Lane, Cheadle, where two women were found dead on New Year’s Eve Credit: Peter Byrne/PA

On Monday morning, a section of Park Lane was sealed off between the house where the incident happened and the town centre.

A number of white-suited forensics officers could be seen going in and out of the property, which is a modern bungalow with dormer windows in the roof.

A white police tent was in place next to the back of property.

In a statement, Staffordshire Police said: “We have arrested a man after the death of two women at a house in Cheadle.

“We were called to Park Lane at 3pm this afternoon (Sunday) to reports a woman’s body had been found and another woman was injured. Both women were pronounced dead at approximately 3.50pm.

“A 68-year-old man, from Cheadle, has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder.

“Anyone with information, CCTV, smart doorbell or dashcam footage should contact 101 quoting incident number 340 of December 31, or message us using live chat on our website.”

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