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| Woodmancote deaths: Police to speak to family of four dead | Woodmancote deaths: Police to speak to family of four dead |
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| Detectives investigating the deaths of four people in a West Sussex village are to speak to their relatives to "try to understand" what happened. | |
| Two adults and two children were found dead at a house in Duffield Lane, Woodmancote, on Sunday evening. | Two adults and two children were found dead at a house in Duffield Lane, Woodmancote, on Sunday evening. |
| Sussex Police said it had begun a murder inquiry and was not "seeking anyone else in connection". | |
| Ch Supt Jerry Westerman said it was a "very, very difficult situation to have to deal with". | |
| Officers attended the address at around 18:45 BST on Sunday after receiving a call raising concerns for the welfare of the residents. | Officers attended the address at around 18:45 BST on Sunday after receiving a call raising concerns for the welfare of the residents. |
| They arrived to find four bodies – all believed to be members of the same family. | They arrived to find four bodies – all believed to be members of the same family. |
| Ch Supt Westerman said it was a "tragic incident" that would have a "big impact on the local community". | Ch Supt Westerman said it was a "tragic incident" that would have a "big impact on the local community". |
| "It’s a very, very difficult situation to have to deal with, particularly when children are involved," he added. | "It’s a very, very difficult situation to have to deal with, particularly when children are involved," he added. |
| 'In shock' | 'In shock' |
| Police family liaison officers had been deployed to support the family, while detectives carry out house-to-house enquiries, speak to witnesses and carry out forensic investigations, he said. | Police family liaison officers had been deployed to support the family, while detectives carry out house-to-house enquiries, speak to witnesses and carry out forensic investigations, he said. |
| "Importantly, we will be speaking to the family to understand what has gone on and get to the bottom of what has happened," he added, urging anyone with information to come forward. | "Importantly, we will be speaking to the family to understand what has gone on and get to the bottom of what has happened," he added, urging anyone with information to come forward. |
| Local resident and district councillor Roy Briscoe said he lived in the same lane. | Local resident and district councillor Roy Briscoe said he lived in the same lane. |
| "It really is saddening. The whole lane is in shock really," he told BBC Radio Sussex. | |
| He said nobody "could believe it had happened" and it described the village as "one of the most friendly places I have ever lived". | He said nobody "could believe it had happened" and it described the village as "one of the most friendly places I have ever lived". |
| He said of the family: "They were a young couple, with two young children. We can’t believe what happened." | He said of the family: "They were a young couple, with two young children. We can’t believe what happened." |