A man aged 18 was arrested and is being questioned by detectives over the bloody attack on Lainie Williams, 17, that her mum Rhian managed to survive View Image Lainie Williams was killed (Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

A teenager was brutally killed and her mother left injured after a brutal attack in their own home.

Lainie Williams, 17, described as the "loveliest person" was found in a pool of her own blood in her house near Blackwood, South Wales.

Mum Rhian Stephens, 38, was also injured in the attack though she managed to escape. A man aged 18 was arrested and is being questioned by police on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

One local said: "Lainie was the loveliest, kindest person who had a lot of friends. The girls are in bits."

Police launched a murder probe aft

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