Police on May 16 detained a third man in connection with the murder of a former head of a county court and his daughter in Central China.

The suspect, identified only as Wu, was caught at 4 am in Hunan province, about 900 km south of Zhoukou, Henan province, where the murder occurred, Xinhua News Agency reported.

At about 2 am Sunday, Gao Tianfeng, 49, former head of the Luyi county court, and his 26-year-old daughter, Gao Weiyi, were found dead at their home, the police told Xinhua.

Before May 16, police detained two other suspects, including Gao Tianfeng's son.

Police said the son was unhappy with his sister's strict supervision, and had employed two men to kill his father and sister.