Man hunted after three found dead

Kesha Wizzart appeared on Young Stars in Their Eyes (Photo: MEN)

A man is being hunted by police after a mother and her two children were found murdered in Greater Manchester.

Beverley Samuels, 36, her 18-year-old daughter Kesha Wizzart, and son Fred, 13, were found beaten to death at a house in Fallowfield on Friday.

Detectives want to speak to Pierre Williams, 32, who is tattooed on his right arm and chest and has connections in Manchester and Birmingham.

They warned anyone who sees him not to approach him but to call 999.

He is described as black, 5ft 8in, of medium build, and has a tattoo on his right arm which says "cream".

He also has tattoos on his chest which read "Whatever" "Down For" and "Bout it Bout".

Pierre Williams has a number of distinctive tattoos

Det Supt Paul Savill, of Greater Manchester Police, said Mr Williams was a friend of Mrs Samuels. He had grown up in Moss Side, Manchester, and later lived in Birmingham.

He said Mrs Samuels had not seen him "until quite recently".

Police said there was nothing to suggest that Mr Williams, who was last seen on Wednesday evening, was armed.

Mr Savill said: "We are not saying Pierre Williams is responsible for this offence.

"We need to speak to him to progress this inquiry and to take our investigation forward."

Mr Savill delivered a message directly to Mr Williams, saying: "Pierre, if you are listening, I would appeal directly to you to hand yourself in to a local police station."

'Family devastated'

Mr Savill said they were determined to find the killer.

"These murders are horrific and, as I am sure you can appreciate, the family and friends of the victim are devastated.

Police said the victims had all suffered serious head injuries

"We are providing specialist support to the family to help them through this awful experience. We want to offer them our sincere condolences at this difficult time."

Neighbours said Kesha, who is believed to have finished her A-levels at Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury a few weeks ago, had sung on the ITV talent show Young Stars in Their Eyes.

Friends of the teenager have already begun paying tribute to her on the social networking website Facebook.

Mrs Samuels is believed to have worked as a nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI).

A spokeswoman said in a statement: "Everyone at the trust was shocked and saddened to hear of Beverley's death and our thoughts are with her family.

"She was a very popular member of the team, liked and well respected by her colleagues, who are all devastated by the news."

Fred was a pupil at St John Vianney School in Stretford, where his classmates were said to be in shock.

A spokesman for the school said Fred was "a very popular member of his class who was respected for his kindness, gentleness and mature attitude to life".