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Two women and a man found dead at house in Leeds | |
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Police are investigating after three bodies were found at a house in Leeds. | |
Shortly before noon on Sunday, West Yorkshire police received a call raising concerns for the occupants of an address in East End Park. | |
Police, fire and ambulance services attended the terraced house and found the bodies of two women and a man thought to be in their 20s or 30s. There was evidence of a small fire that appeared to have gone out in the early hours of Saturday morning. | |
The women are believed to have been the occupants and the man their friend. | |
A picture on Twitter from ITV news staff showed a number of police vehicles outside the address and a tent erected in the front garden. | A picture on Twitter from ITV news staff showed a number of police vehicles outside the address and a tent erected in the front garden. |
3 bodies found in a house in East End Park, Leeds. Forensics officers, Fire Brigade are at the scene @itvcalendar pic.twitter.com/wTKFoUxZOH | 3 bodies found in a house in East End Park, Leeds. Forensics officers, Fire Brigade are at the scene @itvcalendar pic.twitter.com/wTKFoUxZOH |
Inquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances. Police are not believed to be looking for any other people in connection with the deaths at this time. | |
DI Mark Atkinsonfrom Leeds district CID said: “Our inquiries are at a very early stage and we are currently trying to establish the full circumstances surrounding the deaths. Initial indications are [that] there has been a small fire at the premises. | |
“Forensic postmortems will be held to establish how the three people found inside the property have died. We believe the deaths are likely to have occurred in the early hours of Saturday and we would like to hear from anyone who has seen the occupants of the address on Friday.” | |
Anyone with information is asked to contact Leeds district CID on 101, quoting log number 538 or 27 March. |