A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of his mother and sister in Cumbria .
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A man has been remanded <m> in custody </m> after being charged with the murder of his mother and sister in Cumbria .
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10 June 2013 Last updated at 14 : 00 GMT
John Jenkin accused of Millom mother and sister murder
A man has been remanded <m> in custody </m> after being charged with the murder of his mother and sister in Cumbria .
The bodies of Alice McMeekin , 58 , and Kathryn Jenkin , 20 , were found at a terraced house in Newton Street , Millom , on Saturday .
Both had suffered head injuries .
The family dog had also been killed .
John Jenkin , 23 , was remanded in his absence by Barrow magistrates , after the court heard he was deemed a risk to himself and potentially to others .
No pleas were entered and a bail hearing was scheduled for Wednesday at Preston Crown Court .
'Untimely death'
Mr Jenkin , of Newton Street , Millom , who arrested an hour after the bodies were discovered in a distressed state , has also been charged with animal cruelty .
Friends of Kathryn Jenkin , known as Katie , have described her as a "bright and much - liked student . "
Miss Jenkin was a student at the University of South Wales in Cardiff .
Gill Sandford , dean of the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries , said : "The university's staff and students are extremely sad to hear of the untimely death of Katie Jenkin .
"She was a bright , much - liked and promising student and our thoughts are with her family .
"As a close community we will come together to support our colleagues and students at this difficult time . "