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Hadlow: St Mary's Church invites mourners to say a prayer and light a candle for 'murdered' Margaret and Sharon Harris

09:27, 01 October 2018

updated: 12:08, 01 October 2018

A church has opened its doors for mourners to pay their respects to a pensioner and their daughter who were killed over the weekend.

Margaret Harris, 78, and her 55-year-old daughter Sharon were found dead at their home in Carpenters Lane, Hadlow, on Saturday morning.

A third person, named as Margaret's husband David Harris, who is in his 70s, was taken to a London hospital for treatment, and police launched a murder probe into the incident.

St Mary's Church in Hadlow is inviting mourners to light a candle and say a prayer (4498783)
St Mary's Church in Hadlow is inviting mourners to light a candle and say a prayer (4498783)

Today, St Mary's Church in the village is welcoming friends and neighbours of the victims to light a candle and say prayers.

Vicar Paul White will be available to speak to mourners all day until around 6pm.

St Mary's Church in Hadlow is inviting mourners to light a candle and say a prayer (4498785)
St Mary's Church in Hadlow is inviting mourners to light a candle and say a prayer (4498785)

Jack Ralph, 28, appeared before magistrates this morning, charged with two counts of murder and another of attempted murder.

He will next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday.

St Mary's Church in Hadlow is inviting mourners to light a candle and say a prayer (4498787)
St Mary's Church in Hadlow is inviting mourners to light a candle and say a prayer (4498787)

Meanwhile, neighbours on the road have left floral tributes to the victims, described as a quiet family who "kept themselves to themselves".

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