A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the deaths of two women in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day.

Jazwell Brown, 49, has also been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count each of possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

It comes after police were called to Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, on 25 December following reports of a stabbing.

Formal identification has not yet taken place, but police have confirmed two women who died following the incident are Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, who are both from Milton Keynes.

A man in his late 20s and teenage boy were also taken to hospital with serious injuries, and are both said to be in a stable condition.

Brown has been remanded in custody and will appear at High Wycombe magistrates court on Saturday.

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