A man was charged Monday with the murders of his daughter and sister-in-law after a stabbing and house fire Sunday killed six people in Greenpond, South Carolina.

Ryan Leonard Manigo, 33, was arrested near the scene after being named by a survivor and being surnamed by detectives, sources said. Joint statement Colleton County Sheriff’s Office and 14th Circuit Attorney’s Office.

Police and firefighters found the lone survivor with cuts and stab wounds just outside the residence and airlifted him to a hospital.

Coleton County Sheriff Buddy Hill said police suspected a “criminal mischief” and had enlisted the South Carolina Department of Law Enforcement’s (SLED) arson team and other agencies. (Related: Parents of ‘suicide’ victim who was stabbed 20 times seek answers from Democratic mayor in case reinvestigation)

Manigo was also charged with attempted murder of a 13-year-old survivor.

In a statement, attorney Duffy Stone said Manigo’s sister-in-law and daughter had been identified as 50-year-old Michelle Marie Wright and 11-year-old Sharya Manigo. The identities of the other victims will be released after an autopsy.

Manigo faces 30 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder and could face 30 years in prison or the death penalty if convicted of two counts of murder, according to details provided on the site below. have a nature. his bond hearings. His bail was denied at the hearing.

The sheriff said there was “no motive at this time” but said the investigation was “very active” and more information would be released soon.

“We expect more charges to be filed in this case,” the attorney said, adding that information about those charges will be made public as soon as it becomes available.