Britney Brown (left); and Erma Brown.Photo:GoFundMe
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A West Virginia man has been charged with two murders related to a fire he allegedly set in his home earlier this month.
Britney Brown, 34, and her mother, 57-year-old Erma Brown, were killed in a fire in a Wayne County, W. Va., home in a suspected arson on Dec. 15, theWest Virginia State Policesaid in a statement.
A 15-month-old child was briefly missing from the residence, but has since been found safe, per police, FOX 11 and WSAZ reported.
Both women appeared to have been stabbed multiple times, authorities said and the local medical examiner’s office confirmed, per FOX 11, WSAZ and MetroNews.
Joshua Russell Morrow.West Virginia State Police
West Virginia State Police
Morrow could be seen on security footage entering the residence on the evening of Dec. 15, and leaving a short time later, per the complaint, FOX 11 reported. Soon thereafter, the house appeared to have a glow of light around it, “indicative of the increasing intensity of the structure fire,” the complaint stated.
About an hour later, Morrow allegedly dropped the 15-month-old child, whom he shared with Britney, at a residence in Hamlin, about 30 minutes from the location of the killings, per the complaint; he allegedly asked the residents to take care of the child.
The child’s disappearance sparked an Amber Alert, but she was located the next day in Hamlin, FOX 11 and WSAZ reported.
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source: people.com
