Two men arrested over rape and murder of a female doctor and her teenage daughter

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Two men arrested over rape and murder of a female doctor and her teenage daughter








Two men have been arrested on suspicion of rape, murder, and arson in connection with the deaths of a female doctor and her teenage daughter.
 
The men, from Burnley, aged 51 and 56,, were arrested on Sunday evening on suspicion of two counts of murder, two counts of rape and one of arson with intent to endanger life.
 
The victims, Dr. Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, and Vian Mangrio, 14, were found dead inside their house in Burnley, Lancashire, by police officers at about 8.45am on Thursday.
 
The officers who attended the house on Colne Road, Burnley, discovered their bodies along with evidence of fire and smoke inside.

A Home Office post-mortem examination on Dr. Sacharvi, who worked for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, showed that she died from pressure to her neck and was also assaulted before she died.
 
A trust spokesman said: 'Our thoughts are with Dr Sacharvi's family and friends at this time.
'She was a well loved and well liked colleague here at the Trust, described as 'brilliant' and a 'joy to work with'.'
 
Her daughter, Miss Mangrio was badly burnt, but officials have not yet determined the cause of her death. She was a pupil at Marsden Heights School in Nelson.
 
Detective Superintendent Jon Holmes, head of major crime, said they have a number of lines of inquiry and have made two arrests.
 
He said: "However this is a live investigation and we continue to ask anyone with any information to get in touch with us.
 
"Perhaps you have been in the Colne Road area recently and have seen something suspicious.
 
"Maybe you have CCTV or dashcam footage which could contain something useful. Or perhaps you think you know who is responsible.
 
"Whatever information you have, we would urge you to get in touch, even if you think what you know is insignificant.
 
"Finally, our thoughts remain with Dr. Sacharvi and Miss Mangrio's family and friends at this awful time and we send them our deepest condolences.
 
"We have a team of detectives dedicated to the investigation and we will leave no stone unturned."
 
Both of the men arrested remain in police custody.
 

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Update: 51-year-old man charged with murders of doctor and her 14-year-old daughter







A 51-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a female doctor and her teenage daughter who were found dead inside a fire and smoke-damaged house in Burnley last week.

Dr. Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, and her daughter, Vian Mangrio, 14,  were found dead inside their house in Burnley, Lancashire, by police officers at about 8.45am on Thursday, October 1. 
 
The officers who attended the house on Colne Road, Burnley, discovered their bodies along with evidence of fire and smoke inside.

A Home Office post-mortem examination on Dr. Sacharvi, who worked for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, showed that she died from pressure to her neck and was also assaulted before she died.

The second body, which was found badly burnt at the property in Colne Road, Burnley, has yet to be formally identified but is believed to be Dr. Sachavi's daughter, Vian Mangrio. She was a pupil at Marsden Heights School in Nelson.

Lancashire police have now charged Shabaz Khan, of Ribble Avenue, Burnley, with two counts of murder and one count of arson being reckless as to whether life is endangered.

He is expected to appear at Blackburn magistrates court today, October 9. 

A 44-year-old woman from Burnley, arrested yesterday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and aiding and abetting murder, remains in custody.
 
Det Supt Jon Holmes, Head of Major Crime at Lancashire Police, said: “Our thoughts remain with Saman and Vian’s family and we have officers supporting them at this awful time.
 
“We are continuing to ask anybody with information about this incident to get in touch with us.
 
"If you were in the area and saw something suspicious, have dashcam or CCTV from the area or have any other information, we would ask you to contact us straight away.”