A father was arrested after stabbing his wife and their 2-year-old daughter to death inside their Long Island home, according to police.

Suffolk County police said officers responded to a home on Jefferson Avenue in the town of Brentwood around 4:30 p.m. after 31-year-old Zanoor Jaffari allegedly stabbed his wife, Misbah Batool, and their 2-year-old daughter Iazia Jaffari. Police believe it was Jaffari's mother who lives with them who called 911 about the incident.

Prosecutors Monday said Jaffari was standing in the middle of the room, covered in blood when police arrived at the family's home.

The mother and daughter each suffered several stab wounds and were rushed to South Shore University Hospital, where both were pronounced dead.

Jaffari was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital for medical evaluation and was later discharged. He faces two counts of second-degree murder, police said. Police believe he may have been having a medical episode, possibly from an overdose, at the time of the attack.

Attorney information for Jaffari was not immediately available. The judge denied him bail after prosecutors alleged Jaffari had a history of domestic violence against his wife, though police said they did not have any records of domestic violence.

No members of the family spoke to reporters at the courthouse. Prosecutors said the couple also had a 5-year-old boy who was in the home at the time of the stabbings.