Sheffield man charged with murder of mother and daughter at house in Shirebrook

A SHEFFIELD man has been charged with the murder of a mother and her daughter whose bodies were found at a house near Chesterfield.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Mar 2016, 10:17 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2016, 10:26 BST
A police forensic team outside 22 Station Road in Shirebrook, where the bodies of two women were found on Friday night. Picture: Ross Parry AgencyA police forensic team outside 22 Station Road in Shirebrook, where the bodies of two women were found on Friday night. Picture: Ross Parry Agency
A police forensic team outside 22 Station Road in Shirebrook, where the bodies of two women were found on Friday night. Picture: Ross Parry Agency

Police and paramedics were called to the property in Station Road in Shirebrook, shortly after 10pm on Friday.

The body of Julie Hill, 51, who lived at the address, was found along with that of her mother Rose Hill, 75, of Sheffield.

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Christopher Whelan, 20, of Dransfield Road, Sheffield, is due before magistrates in Chesterfield this morning charged with their murders.

A police forensic team outside 22 Station Road in Shirebrook, where the bodies of two women were found on Friday night. Picture: Ross Parry AgencyA police forensic team outside 22 Station Road in Shirebrook, where the bodies of two women were found on Friday night. Picture: Ross Parry Agency
A police forensic team outside 22 Station Road in Shirebrook, where the bodies of two women were found on Friday night. Picture: Ross Parry Agency

Derbyshire Police said Julie Hill’s dog, which is believed to be a terrier, is missing from the house.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.