Double murder suspect pleads not guilty

Double murder accused Blake Strachan

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A man accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her teenage daughter has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.

Blake Strachan, 23, entered the pleas at his arraignment before Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson on Friday.

Prosecutors allege that Blake Strachan killed Allison Thompson, 37, and her 14-year-old daughter Trevornika Thompson between April 11 and 14.

Police found their decomposing bodies inside their apartment on Ross Corner on April 14.

Strachan is being held without bail.

He returns to court on August 23 to receive a trial date.

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