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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. Four children have been left orphaned after the discovery of the bodies of a man and woman in a house in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
The woman, aged 23, was found in bed and the 27-year-old man found hanged in the bedroom of the property. Kelly Anne Smith, 23, was found dead in bed and Robert Edward Johnson, 27, was found hanged in the bedroom of the property in Slingsby Crescent.
Police officers forced their way into the house in Slingsby Crescent, Harrogate, on Wednesday night. Police officers forced their way into the house on Wednesday night after neighbours raised the alarm.
Neighbours told the BBC the couple, who have not been formally identified, are the parents of four children. The couple had four children, the eldest of which was seven.
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.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 post-mortem examinations carried out confirmed Mr Johnson had died as a result of hanging, while Ms Smith had been subjected to a serious assault.
Post-mortem examinations on the man and woman, who have not yet been named, were due to be carried out later. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said further tests were required to confirm the exact cause of her death.
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. The house was sealed off while inquiries continued.
A 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."