A double murder investigation has been launched after two people were found dead at a house inDerbyshire, police have said.
Officers were called to a house in New Zealand Lane inDuffieldjust after 4am on New Year’s Day and found a man and a woman fatally injured inside .
A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of two counts of murder and remains in custody,Derbyshire Policesaid.
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New Zealand Lane, on the outskirts of the south Derbyshire village, has been cordoned off as police forensic teams investigate.
One resident in the area, who also did not wish to be named, said: “This is a quiet area, so everybody is naturally very shocked.”
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