Man arrested after bodies found
Detectives investigating the deaths of a woman and her baby daughter have arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
The man, who is believed to be Anthony Marsh - the partner of the dead woman and the baby's father - was detained in Fareham, Hampshire, on Monday morning.
The arrest follows the discovery of the bodies of Stephanie Bellinger, 24, and eight-month-old Lili in Totton, Hampshire, on Saturday morning.
Earlier, police named Mr Marsh as the suspect in the killings but would not confirm the identity of the arrested man. A spokesman said: "Officers are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation."
The bodies of the young mother and baby were discovered at a house in Myrtle Avenue, Totton, by a relative on Saturday morning. A post-mortem examination found Miss Bellinger died from multiple stab wounds. A post-mortem has not yet been conducted on the body of Lili.
The family of Miss Bellinger released a statement through police, which read: "Stephanie was a fun-loving free spirit who was always happy and smiling. Stephanie was a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt and mother."
It went on: "Lili was a bouncing, happy little baby who was a delight to be with, a little chatterbox who brought joy to our lives.
"There are no words to describe how we, as a family, are all feeling. We now have a huge hole in our lives which we have to try and come to terms with."
On Sunday the mother of Marsh, who has suffered from depression, made an emotional plea for him to come forward. At a press conference, Wendy Marsh struggled to speak and passed her statement to a family liaison officer as she collapsed in tears.
Marsh is now being questioned by detectives at an undisclosed police station in Hampshire.
