John Jenkin , 23 , was arrested near the terraced house where Alice McMeekin , 58 , and Katie Jenkin , 20 , and a dead dog , thought to be the family's pet collie , were discovered
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John Jenkin , 23 , was arrested near the terraced house where Alice McMeekin , 58 , and Katie Jenkin , 20 , and a dead dog , <m> thought </m> to be the family's pet collie , were discovered
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John Jenkin : Goth son held as mum and sister killed
10 Jun 2013 09 : 10
John Jenkin , 23 , was arrested near the terraced house where Alice McMeekin , 58 , and Katie Jenkin , 20 , and a dead dog , <m> thought </m> to be the family's pet collie , were discovered
A goth was being questioned on suspicion of murder yesterday after his mother and sister were found dead at home .
John Jenkin , 23 , was arrested near the terraced house where Alice McMeekin , 58 , and Katie Jenkin , 20 , and a dead dog , thought to be the family's pet collie , were discovered .
Police were called by neighbours at breakfast time on Saturday after they heard piercing screams coming from the house .
One said : "I heard screaming , really high - pitched screams in the early hours .
Then later I heard more screaming .
It sounded like someone telling a dog to shut up . "
Alice lived in the pebble - dashed terrace in Millom , Cumbria , with �unemployed John .
The neighbour described him as a goth and he is said to have recently been in hospital .
Katie was visiting her mum from Cardiff , where she was at university .
A close friend of the dead mum said : "I can't believe it .
They all looked after each other after Alice separated from her husband in the 1990s .
We were so close that Katie thought of my mum as a second mum .
"John was a good kid , never one of those to get into trouble .
He idolised his mum and his sister .
His little sister was his world , and his mum was too . "
Alice was brought up in Millom , where her father ran a greengrocer's and a fish shop .
She returned to her home town 12 weeks ago after a four year spell living in Cardiff .
Friends noticed she had lost weight and looked frail .
It is thought she may have been suffering from cancer .
Another neighbour added : "She went down to Wales to give her kids a better life .
Katie got into Cardiff University , I think , and John was at college doing something in special effects .
"When Alice came home , John came with her .
As far as I know he didn't have a girlfriend .
Katie still lived in Wales and had been going out with her boyfriend for two years .
"She came up for the weekend on Friday .
Alice met her at the station . "
Security worker Alice had recently been upset by the death of one of her four cats and had taken in a collie dog called Fenn .
The friend said she was "bubbly" when she saw her on Friday .
She added : "We were chatting for about half an hour .
She told me Katie was coming and she was so looking forward to it . "
Cumbria Police have not disclosed how Alice and Katie died .
A police spokesman said : "We do not suspect anyone else to be involved . "
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Duhig said : "Events such as these are rare in Cumbria .
We are doing all we can to bring the offender to justice . "