Two women and a dog were stabbed to death in a Christmas Day massacre that also saw a teenage boy and a man in his 20s injured.

A man, 49, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the horror incident in Milton Keynes, police said.

Thames Valley Police said officers were called to a block of apartments in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, at around 6.36pm after reports of a stabbing.

Two women, 38 and 24, were pronounced dead at the scene, while a teenage boy and a man aged in his 20s were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A police spokesman said they were both today (Thurs) in a stable condition.