Leah Cohen, 66, and her daughter Hannah, 33, were found by police shortly after they were called to the home in Golders Green Crescent, at 8.50pm on Friday night.
Following a public appeal, Joshua Cohen, 27, was yesterday arrested on suspicion of the double murders of his mother and sister at their £1.5million home, having been spotted by a member of the public at a nearby park. Met Police revealed that Cohen had recently shaved his head and eyebrows and suffers from mental health issues, including paranoid schizophrenia.
The Cohen family are long-time owners of Beigel Bake, a well-known bakery in East London’s Brick Lane, which is famous for its salt beef bagels.
Photographs emerged today showing drugs and drugs paraphernalia on Joshua Cohen's Facebook page.
One image showed a close-up of a hand holding what looks like buds of cannabis. Today, a relative paid tribute to the 'loving and generous' sister-in-law, who would have celebrated her 34th birthday on Wednesday.
Deborah Cohen, who is married to Daniel, 34, and jointly ran a cake-making business, Coco Cakes, with Hannah for the last five years, said: 'My kids absolutely adored her. A friend of the family also spoke of his shock following the tragedy.
The man, who did not wish to be named, said his children went to school with siblings Nathan and Rachel.
He said: 'It's horrible, I couldn't believe it when my son sent me a link to the story.
'My kids went to school with Nathan and Rachel, they used to get the same coach to a Jewish school in Essex.
He added: 'They're a really nice family, but I know Josh has struggled for years with his mental illness.
'It's terrible what's happened.'
Speaking before the arrest, Detective Inspector Ian Lott from the Homicide and Major Crime Command described the murders as 'a devastating attack on two women in their homes' and said the investigation was ongoing.
One neighbour, 44, who did not want to be named, said he saw Cohen outside the house at around the time of the attack.
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