The deaths of two women found in a New Bedford home on Tuesday have been ruled homicides .
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The deaths of two women found in a New Bedford home on Tuesday have been <m> ruled </m> homicides .
The deaths of two women found in a New Bedford home on Tuesday have been <m> ruled </m> homicides .
Gary Gomes , 35 , of New Bedford pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one count of kidnapping .
He was ordered held without bail and sent to Bridgewater State Hospital for evaluation .
Gomes was found barricaded in a room on Philip Street .
The victims have been identified as Gomes ' mother , Katherine , 61 , and his former girlfriend , Robyn Mendes , 48 .
An odor of natural gas led to the discovery of the bodies in an apartment at 24 Independent Street .
A landlord sent his adult son to an upstairs unit of the multi-family house at about noon on Tuesday .
The man discovered the bodies and called 911 .