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| Bodies of woman and boy, seven, found in house in Ruislip | |
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| The bodies of a woman and a seven-year-old boy have been discovered after police forced their way into a house. | The bodies of a woman and a seven-year-old boy have been discovered after police forced their way into a house. |
| Officers were called to a house in The Fairway, Ruislip, west London, at about 10.50am on Wednesday over welfare concerns. | Officers were called to a house in The Fairway, Ruislip, west London, at about 10.50am on Wednesday over welfare concerns. |
| The bodies of the woman, in her mid-30s, and the small boy were discovered inside, the Metropolitan police said. | The bodies of the woman, in her mid-30s, and the small boy were discovered inside, the Metropolitan police said. |
| A Met spokeswoman said officers were trying to establish if the woman and boy were mother and son. | A Met spokeswoman said officers were trying to establish if the woman and boy were mother and son. |
| She said: “Police believe they know the identity of those concerned and are in the process of informing next of kin; formal identification awaits. | She said: “Police believe they know the identity of those concerned and are in the process of informing next of kin; formal identification awaits. |
| “At this stage the deaths are being treated as unexplained. | “At this stage the deaths are being treated as unexplained. |
| “Detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating.” | “Detectives from the homicide and major crime command are investigating.” |
| A postmortem examination is scheduled to take place at Fulham mortuary on Friday. | A postmortem examination is scheduled to take place at Fulham mortuary on Friday. |