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Four left 'orphaned' by tragedy | |
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Four young children may have been left orphaned after the discovery of the bodies of a man and woman in a house in North Yorkshire. | |
The woman, aged 23, was found in bed and the 27-year-old man found hanged in the bedroom of the property. | |
Police officers forced their way into the house in Slingsby Crescent, Harrogate, on Wednesday night. | |
Neighbours told the BBC the couple, who have not been formally identified, are the parents of four children. | |
Those living near the house said they had raised the alarm after becoming concerned about the woman, who had lived at the house for the past eight years. | |
She had not been seen since Monday when shouting was heard at the house. | She had not been seen since Monday when shouting was heard at the house. |
Officers said the deaths were being treated as suspicious. The house was sealed off while inquiries continued. | Officers said the deaths were being treated as suspicious. The house was sealed off while inquiries continued. |
Post-mortem examinations on the man and woman, who have not yet been named, were due to be carried out later. | Post-mortem examinations on the man and woman, who have not yet been named, were due to be carried out later. |
One neighbour, Tanya Taggart, told BBC Look North: "I can't get my head around it, I don't think it has hit me properly. | One neighbour, Tanya Taggart, told BBC Look North: "I can't get my head around it, I don't think it has hit me properly. |
"I see her all the time and I always talk to her, she is lovely. When I heard what had happened I just couldn't believe it." | "I see her all the time and I always talk to her, she is lovely. When I heard what had happened I just couldn't believe it." |