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Columbia man charged with killing 83-year-old mother, teenage daughter

Officers say the two victims had been stabbed.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Richland County deputies have arrested a man and charged him with killing his 83-year-old mother and teenage daughter.

Rafael Brown, 44, is now facing two counts of murder.  

Richland County deputies say around 5 p.m. Thursday, they responded to the 100 block of Haverford Drive in Columbia on a call of domestic violence involving a weapon. 

When they arrived, they found two victims dead inside the home. Brown was detained at the scene and later was charged. 

Deputies say the victims were his teenage daughter, 18-year-old Shaneal Brown and his mother, 83-year-old Jessie Brown. Both women had been stabbed.

Brown was booked at the Richland County Detention Center where he remains.

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