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Bodies of woman and boy, seven, found in house in Ruislip 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 in west London.
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, at 10.50am on Wednesday over welfare concerns. The bodies of the woman in her mid-30s and the young 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. Formal identification is yet to take place but police believe the deceased are Sinead Higgins and Oisin O’Driscoll and that their deaths did not involve a third party. A Met spokeswoman said officers were trying to establish whether 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. DI Dave Bolton, of the Met’s homicide and major crime command, said: “The investigation is at a very early stage but inquiries so far lead us to believe there is a likelihood that the tragic events that led to the deaths do not involve a third party. We are appealing to anyone who has any information to come and speak with us.”
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.
“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.