Man, 49, charged with murder after two women, ‘including his partner’, knifed to death in Christmas Day horror
A MAN has been charged with two counts of murder after two women were stabbed to death on Christmas Day.
Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, were pronounced dead at the scene in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, on Wednesday.
Jazwell Brown, 49, of Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley, was today charged with two counts of murder.
One of the two women is understood to be his partner.
Brown has also been charged with the attempted murders of a young boy and a man in his 20s – both of whom were also rushed to hospital from the property.
He was also charged with one count each of possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
A dog found “covered in blood” was taken to a vet, but miraculously survived the incident, according to Thames Valley Police.
Brown has been remanded in custody and will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court tomorrow
Thames Valley Police said in a statement: “Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit, a man has been charged in connection with a double murder investigation in Milton Keynes.
“Today Jazwell Brown, aged 49, of Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, has been charged with; two counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count each of possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.
“He has been remanded in custody and will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.
“The charges are in connection with an incident in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley on Christmas Day.
“Despite formal identification not yet taking place, we can confirm that the women who sadly died in this incident are Joanne Pearson, aged 38 and Teohna Grant, aged 24, both of Milton Keynes.
“We continue to support the families at this difficult time, and our thoughts are with them.
“The families would ask for their privacy to be respected at this time.”
It comes after a neighbour told The Sun: “At around 6pm a lady came out on the balcony – she’s screaming, ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe’.”
The neighbour described how the young boy sprinted out the house and sought refuge with another resident on the estate.
He went on: “The dog ran out, covered in blood. Within minutes there were about 12 ambulances.”
Another shocked witness said medics treated a bloodied male in the street before taking him to hospital.
He added: “Paramedics were working on him and the other victims were covered in a white tarp.”
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, previously told The Sun: “It’s mortifying.
“I heard all the ambulances last night but you don’t expect anything like this to happen around here. And on Christmas day of all days.”
Locals have left floral tributes and teddy bears at the scene since the horror on Christmas Day.
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