- Janee Parsons' two children, aged five and eight, were taken away by police
- The American mother was found dead at the family's home in Bicester
- Her 38-year-old husband was being quizzed by detectives
By Chris Greenwood, Inderdeep Bains and Daniel Bates
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Detectives were tonight given extra time to quiz a father-of-two arrested after his wife was found murdered in their family home.
Beautician Janee Parsons's body was discovered in a rented house after neighbours heard chilling screams and dialled 999.
When they arrived they discovered Mrs Parsons severely injured and arrested her husband who was still in the house.
Janee Parsons, right, pictured with her 38-year-old husband, named locally by neighbours as Andrew
Janee Parsons, 31, was found dead at the family home in Bicester, Oxfordshire yesterday
The couple's sons, aged eight and five years, were not in the house at the time their 31-year-old mother was killed, although police would not confirm where the children were.
Today Mrs Parsons's husband Andrew, 38, was facing a fourth day of questioning by detectives over his wife's death.
Officers were granted additional time to hold him in custody before deciding whether or not to charge him.
A post mortem examination by a Home Office pathologist revealed she had died from multiple stab wounds.
Mrs Parsons's father and sister were flying to the UK from her childhood home in Oklahoma, USA. They were expected to arrive later today.
The pair had lived in the 300,000 pounds rented house in Bicester in Oxforshire, for around 18 months.
As lessons at nearby Bure park Primary School finished for the day, young friends of the Parsons' little boys walked up to the house and left their own tributes to tragic Mrs Parsons.
Muder probe: Police have sealed off the house in Bicester where Janee Parsons' body was found
They added teddy bears holding hearts, flowers and hand-made cards to the pile of bouquets placed outside by police on behalf of grieving friends and neighbours.
Police tape hung across the alleyway leading to the three-bedroomed family home with uniformed police officers standing guard.
Scenes of crimes officers dressed head-to-toe in forensic examination suits were going to and from the home with bags of evidence.
The normally quiet road had several liveried Thames Valley Police vehicles parked near the house.
Shocked neighbour Andrea Duggan, 69, said: "It's such a horrendous thing to happen to a young family.
'You just can't imagine what those two little boys are going through and you can only pray that they'll be okay.
'It must be awful for their relatives too, being so far away in the US. It must be like a nightmare.
'I haven't lived here long but it's quite a close community. I think everyone is a bit shaken up by it, and a bit nervous.'
Many of the heart-rending notes left at the house made reference to the boys who attended the nearby school.
Stabbed: Janee Parsons' body was found at the family's home in Oxfordshire
The are both in the care of social services and will be interviewed by specially trained officers about the weeks leading up to their mother's death.
The two sons were taken away by police and will be cared for by the victim's father and sister.
Neighbours said the family were under financial pressure and had recently set up two businesses in a bid to raise money.
One said: 'My children are friends with the kids and they feel like they want to help but they just can't.'
The victim's sister, Jocelyn Brady, said her family, who live in Yukon, Oklahoma, have been devastated by her death.
Boarding a plane to London, she said: 'Everybody loved Janee. She was a very special person and very tenacious and she was my best friend.'
Police were called to the Parsons' family home in Bicester, Oxfordshire, on Saturday at 10.30am after neighbours reported hearing a heated argument and screams.
Witnesses described half a dozen emergency services vehicles descending on the street. Paramedics discovered Mrs Parsons with fatal stab wounds, and despite desperate attempts to save her life she died at the scene.
Tribute: A card left outside the house said Janee's children will grow up knowing she'll be watching over them
Last night neighbours left floral tributes outside the 300,000 three-bed detached home that the family had been renting for 18 months.
One said: 'To my wonderful friend Janee, you were taken away from us and you are now looking down on us. I will never understand why?'
Another added: 'Your boys will grow up knowing you'll be watching over them, guiding them in every way, every day.'
The couple are believed to have moved to Britain from the US after Mrs Parsons sold her health spa business in Oklahoma when it ran into financial difficulty.
Mr Parsons, who has also worked as a fencer and builder, graduated from Bicester Community College in 1990. His mother Jean lives a short distance away.
Companies House records show he set up a heat pumps firm in October and his wife set up a company, called Wink Ink Ltd, two months earlier.
Mrs Parsons, a make-up artist and skin expert, worked for a series of cosmetic companies and at a Bicester beauty clinic. She specialised in make-up for professional modelling shoots and wedding days in the US and Britain.
Mrs Parsons was found with serious injuries at the family house and was declared dead at hospital
Mrs Parsons was stabbed at her family home in Bicester
The couple's two sons, who enjoy rugby and martial arts, attend a nearby primary school.
Neighbours described Mr Parsons as a 'quiet, normal man'. Next-door neighbour Alan Parsons, 64, said: 'They were always a very pleasant family and it's very shocking that something like this could happen.'
Maria Evans added: 'It is incredibly upsetting. It is such a quiet neighbourhood and the thoughts have to be with the children.
'It is such a huge shock to hear something like this has happened, absolutely devastating.'
Another neighbour, who arrived with a bouquet of flowers, said: 'It's a massive shock for everybody. We're all quite a close-knit community, especially the mums.'
Detective Chief Inspector Joe Kidman, of Thames Valley Police, said: 'The victim's family has been informed of the death.
'We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident but are keen to speak with anyone who was in Lucerne Avenue on Saturday morning.'
Superintendent Andy Boyd added: 'I would like to offer the reassurance to residents and can say at this stage that this is not believed to be a random attack and we believe that the victim and the offender knew each other.'
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