Man held 'for killing girlfriend and three family members' had only met them a few days before' 

A man held on suspicion of killing his girlfriend and three members of her family had only met them days earlier, it has emerged.

Joshua Jerome Derriviere Jacques, 28, the boyfriend of one of the victims, Samantha Drummonds, was inside the property when police arrived at around 1.40am on Monday. 

He was tasered by officers who found the bodies of Samantha, 29, her mother Tanysha Drummonds, 45, grandmother Dolet Hill, 64 and Dolet’s partner Denton Burke, 59.

Jacques had only met the family for the first time on Thursday last week and had been friends with Samantha for a while, a friend of hers said.

And Tanysha’s husband, Danny Ofori-Akuffo, said that the attacker would have been unable to leave the property because Mrs Hill locks the door before going to bed. 

Giving the first full account of what happened inside the property, speaking exclusively to MailOnline, he said: ‘Neighbours heard screaming and called the police who forced entry when they arrived and found him. He tried to…

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