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| Medical experts are preparing to examine the bodies of a 26-year-old woman and two children that were discovered in east London. | Medical experts are preparing to examine the bodies of a 26-year-old woman and two children that were discovered in east London. |
| Police said the bodies - at a house in Nelson Street, East Ham, on Wednesday morning - had been removed and post-mortem tests will be carried out. | Police said the bodies - at a house in Nelson Street, East Ham, on Wednesday morning - had been removed and post-mortem tests will be carried out. |
| Detectives believe the children were aged between three and six and they are treating the deaths as suspicious. | |
| They were called following reports the woman had not been seen for days. | They were called following reports the woman had not been seen for days. |
| Officers have confirmed there were no signs of forced entry. | Officers have confirmed there were no signs of forced entry. |
| 'Pleasant family' | 'Pleasant family' |
| The identities of the dead have not been revealed. Their relatives are being informed, police said. | |
| It is understood police did not find anything at the scene that gave any immediate indication how the woman and children had died. | It is understood police did not find anything at the scene that gave any immediate indication how the woman and children had died. |
| Chand Kaushal, a shopkeeper whose store is around the corner from the house where the woman and two children were found, said: "It is shocking. | Chand Kaushal, a shopkeeper whose store is around the corner from the house where the woman and two children were found, said: "It is shocking. |
| "I do know people who live along that street but I've not seen anyone coming and going from that particular house." | "I do know people who live along that street but I've not seen anyone coming and going from that particular house." |
| A neighbour said the dead woman's sister visited him on Tuesday after failing to hear from her for nine days. | |
| The pair of them got no response at the house and were struck by how cold it was, so decided to contact the police. | The pair of them got no response at the house and were struck by how cold it was, so decided to contact the police. |
| Another neighbour who lived along the same street described the woman living at the house as "very pleasant but quiet". | Another neighbour who lived along the same street described the woman living at the house as "very pleasant but quiet". |
| The street has been cordoned off and only residents were being allowed to pass. | The street has been cordoned off and only residents were being allowed to pass. |