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Uncle and niece die at caravan park in Mansfield | |
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A man and his niece have died at a caravan park in Nottinghamshire. | |
Richard Thompson, 66, and 48-year-old Lisa Butler were treated by paramedics but pronounced dead at Tall Trees Park Homes in Forest Town, Mansfield, soon afterwards. | |
Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to the scene at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday. | |
Some residents told the BBC they had heard a violent assault, but this has not been confirmed by police. | |
Nottinghamshire Police said post-mortems are taking place to establish the cause of their deaths. | |
Det Insp Rich Monk said: "Following our initial investigations we now believe this is an isolated incident and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths." | |
A BBC reporter at the scene said there was "a lot of police activity" around one residential home and a cordon was in place. | A BBC reporter at the scene said there was "a lot of police activity" around one residential home and a cordon was in place. |
Tall Trees Park, which has about 100 plots including 42 static homes in its residential park for the over 50s, is about 1.5 miles from Mansfield town centre. | Tall Trees Park, which has about 100 plots including 42 static homes in its residential park for the over 50s, is about 1.5 miles from Mansfield town centre. |
It is owned by James Park Homes which has another park in Mansfield as well as one in Lincolnshire and one in Cumbria. | |
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