Bletchley man admits murdering two women on Christmas Day

Brian Farmer

BBC News, Buckinghamshire

Joanne Pearson (left) and Teohna Grant (right) died at the scene at the address on Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley

Thames Valley Police A composite image of both Joanne Pearson and Teohna Grant. Joanne has brown hair and is smiling while wearing a black and white striped top while sat in a restaurant. Teohna has long, light brown hair and glasses with black rims. She is smiling and has a snake around her neck. — Joanne Pearson (left) and Teohna Grant (right) died at the scene at the address on Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering two women on Christmas Day.

Jazwell Brown stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, at a block of flats in Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley.

At a hearing at Luton Crown Court on Tuesday, Brown, 49, also admitted attempting to murder 29-year-old Bradley Latter and a teenage boy during the same attack.

He is due to be sentenced on 22 May.

Brown, also of Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, spoke only to confirm his identity and enter pleas.

He also admitted unlawfully possessing a knife in a public place and causing unnecessary suffering to a Staffordshire bull terrier.

Charles Miskin KC, defending, said Brown had shown remorse for his actions and was “profoundly sorry”.

A judge remanded Brown in custody pending sentencing.

Mr Justice Kerr also ruled that the child victim of attempted murder could not be identified in media reports of the case.

A forensic officer at the flats in Bletchley after the attacks on 25 December

PA Media A forensics officer in a white suit and wearing blue gloves, a mask and a hairnet kneels in a road gathering evidence. There is police tape behind her and a police vehicle in the distance. — A forensic officer at the flats in Bletchley after the attacks on 25 December

Police had said earlier that the two women were pronounced dead at the scene after officers arrived at 18:36 GMT on 25 December.

Celia Mardon, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “This was an inexplicable attack which has done irreversible damage – robbing two women of their lives and seriously injuring two others.

“The strength of the prosecution’s case, which featured compelling witness, CCTV and forensic evidence, gave Jazwell Brown little choice but to admit his guilt, and we are pleased that those affected by this tragic event have been spared the process of a trial.

“While we may never know why Brown committed such mindless violence, we must remember the two lives that were needlessly lost.

“Our thoughts remain with the loved ones of Joanne and Teohna, and we hope that today’s result provides them with some closure.”

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