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East Cowes deaths: Girl, six, and man found at house | |
(about 13 hours later) | |
A six-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious in a house where the body of a man was also found. | |
Police were called to an address in Cromwell Avenue in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, at 10:10 BST and found the body of a 44-year-old man and the girl. | |
Hampshire Constabulary said she was taken to St Mary's Hospital, where she died a short time later. | |
The bodies of two dogs were also found at the address, following what police are treating as an "isolated incident". | The bodies of two dogs were also found at the address, following what police are treating as an "isolated incident". |
A spokesman said: "[We] would like to reassure the community that there is no wider risk. | A spokesman said: "[We] would like to reassure the community that there is no wider risk. |
"Formal identification procedures are ongoing and we will not be in a position to confirm the names of the deceased until these are complete." | "Formal identification procedures are ongoing and we will not be in a position to confirm the names of the deceased until these are complete." |
Specialist support is being provided for the family and officers will remain at the crime scene overnight, the force said. | Specialist support is being provided for the family and officers will remain at the crime scene overnight, the force said. |