Police hunt double murderer who slit eight-year-old girl's throat before stabbing her mother 20 times

Enrika (left) and Jolanta Lubiene were brutally murdered in their home in Killorglin, County Kerry

Irish police are investigating a double murder after a mother and daughter were brutally killed in their County Kerry home.
27-year-old Jolanta Lubiene and her eight-year-old child Enrika, which were discovered on Sunday, confirmed the pair died in violent circumstances.
It has emerged that eight-year-old Enrika Lubiene had her throat slit, and was killed alongside her mother, 27-year-old Jolanta Lubiene.

Jolanta was stabbed more than 20 times in her torso as well as receiving a fatal knife wound to the neck
She was stabbed in the kitchen after putting away the shopping and her dinner in the oven.
Their bodies lay dead in their home for 48 hours before being found by a friend.
Ms Lubiene, originally from Lithuania, was found in a room downstairs and the child in an upstairs bedroom.
According to sources, the extensive nature of the stab wounds suffered by Ms Lubiene suggest she was the intended victim of the attack.
Police are investigating whether Enrika was then killed because she witnessed the attack on her mother and may have known the killer.

A source said: ‘The scene was awful, because there was so much blood. It was like an abattoir.’
It is believed they were murdered sometime between 2.30pm and 5.30pm on Saturday. Enrika was not wearing pyjamas and was dressed in regular clothes.
Police were eventually called to the house at about 8.30pm on Sunday, alerted by another Lithuanian woman living locally who had been unable to contact Ms Lubiene.
Enrica, who made her Holy Communion last month, was regularly seen cycling around the estate on the bicycle, and was known for always having a smile on her face.

Her father Marius Lubys flew in from Sweden yesterday, where he has been working for the past six months
He told the Irish Daily Mail: ‘I’m shocked. I am very sorry for my wife and daughter.’
It is understood that the family were due to move back to Lithuania, where the couple came from, in just two weeks.

Enrika with her mother Jolanta Lubiene and father Marius Lubys. He flew into Ireland from his job in Sweden after being given the news his wife and daughter had been murdered

Jolanta Lubiene with daughter Erika at her First Communion last month

Detectives believe that the young mother of one may have known the double murderer, as there were no signs of forced entry at their rented semi-detached home, in the Langford Downs estate in Killorglin, County Kerry.
They also suspect the killer may be from Eastern Europe.
It is understood Ms Lubiene had taken out a protection order against someone she knew in the past, though this person is not currently a suspect.
Police have ruled out robbery as a motive as nothing was taken from the house. They have also ruled out a sexual motive as both victims were fully clothed.
On Saturday morning, some neighbours heard loud music coming from the house, suggesting to gardaí that the killer turned up the radio to drown out screams.
Ms Lubiene was last seen at around 1.50pm on Saturday on Langford Street, walking towards her semi-detached home.

'She was wearing a dark waist length coat, dark trousers and white shoes,' Superintendent Murphy said. 'She was carrying two bags of shopping, a pink bag and a white bag.