Double murder probe as two men stabbed to death during Pensnett Road 'cannabis factory robbery'
Two men were stabbed to death after a suspected robbery at a Black Country cannabis factory.
The men were both knifed during a brawl outside a house on Pensnett Road, Brierley Hill, in the early hours of Thursday.
The fight is believed to have broken out after a group of men attempted to steal cannabis plants from the house at around 3.30am, West Midlands Police said.
One of the men died at the scene and the other was driven to Russells Hall Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
GALLERY: Forensic teams at murder scene
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A car also crashed into parked vehicles on nearby Wilson Road during the violence which broke out near Brockmoor Community Centre.
A murder investigation has been launched and police remained at the scene throughout Thursday, with a large area around the crime scene cordoned off and several cars and houses examined.
One man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.
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Forensic teams were examining the house where the cannabis factory was found on Pensnett Road, where the front bay windows were smashed and a sword was reportedly recovered.
