DETECTIVES involved in a double murder probe today said they have been given a 12-hour extension of the custody time limit of the female and male arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder.

DETECTIVES involved in a double murder probe today said they have been given a 12-hour extension of the custody time limit for the female and male arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder.

The female, aged 15, and the male, aged 41 - who are believed to be boyfriend and girlfriend - remain in custody at Ipswich police station. The custody extension expires around 8pm tonight.

Their arrests were made yesterday morning following the discovery of bodies in Victoria Street, Ipswich and Limerick Close, Ipswich.