A 37-YEAR-OLD man, accused of murdering two people at a Bradford flat, made his first appearance at court today.

Austin Brayford, 37, of Sawrey Place, Little Horton, appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court.

He is charged with the murders of Helen Dawson, 48, of Cornwall Place, Manningham, and Ivor Spratek, 40, of Sawrey Place.

Their bodies were found at the flats in a converted house in Sawrey Place at the weekend.

Brayford was remanded in custody by magistrates who ordered that he will appear next at Bradford Crown Court on Friday.