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Bodies of man and woman found in Staffordshire house | Bodies of man and woman found in Staffordshire house |
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The bodies of a man and woman have been found inside a house, police have said. | The bodies of a man and woman have been found inside a house, police have said. |
Officers were called to the property on Henhurst Hill in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, at about 23:00 BST on Wednesday. | Officers were called to the property on Henhurst Hill in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, at about 23:00 BST on Wednesday. |
The bodies of a 32-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were found inside. | |
Staffordshire Police said a two-year-old child found "unharmed" inside the property is being cared for by relatives. | |
The deaths are being treated unexplained, officers said. | |
Formal identification has not yet taken place and post-mortem examinations are to take place in due course. | |
A police cordon is in place while forensic officers and detectives carry out inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the deaths. | |
Latest news from the West Midlands | Latest news from the West Midlands |
In a statement, a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics and its hazardous area response team were called to the scene. | In a statement, a spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics and its hazardous area response team were called to the scene. |
"Sadly, ambulance crews confirmed a man and a woman dead at the scene. | "Sadly, ambulance crews confirmed a man and a woman dead at the scene. |
"A second man and a young child were discharged after assessment," the spokesman added. | "A second man and a young child were discharged after assessment," the spokesman added. |
It is not known whether the second man was in the property. | It is not known whether the second man was in the property. |
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