The bodies of Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi and her daughter Vian Magrio were discovered in a house in Burnley last week

The bodies of Dr Saman Mir Sacharvi, 49, and her daughter, Vian Magrio, 14, were found in a house in Burnley last week.

Lancashire Police has 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 will appear at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

A 44-year-old woman from Burnley, arrested earlier on Thursday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and aiding and abetting murder, remains in custody.

A Home Office post-mortem investigation earlier this week revealed Dr Sacharvi died as a result of pressure to the neck and that she had also suffered an assault.