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| A murder inquiry has started after the bodies of a woman and two teenagers were discovered with head injuries at a house in Manchester. | A murder inquiry has started after the bodies of a woman and two teenagers were discovered with head injuries at a house in Manchester. |
| The three, believed to be 35-year-old Beverley Samuels, her 18-year-old daughter Kesha Wizzart and 13-year-old son Fred, were found in Fallowfield. | The three, believed to be 35-year-old Beverley Samuels, her 18-year-old daughter Kesha Wizzart and 13-year-old son Fred, were found in Fallowfield. |
| They were discovered by police on Thursday evening after reports that a woman had been found dead inside. | They were discovered by police on Thursday evening after reports that a woman had been found dead inside. |
| Greater Manchester Police said they were pursuing strong lines of inquiry. | Greater Manchester Police said they were pursuing strong lines of inquiry. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "All three of these deaths are being treated as suspicious and a multiple murder inquiry has been launched. | A police spokeswoman said: "All three of these deaths are being treated as suspicious and a multiple murder inquiry has been launched. |
| "At this stage this incident is not believed to be gang-related." | "At this stage this incident is not believed to be gang-related." |
| 'Very popular' | |
| BBC correspondent John Thorne, who is at the scene and has spoken to neighbours, said the three were all members of the same family. | BBC correspondent John Thorne, who is at the scene and has spoken to neighbours, said the three were all members of the same family. |
| Neighbours said Kesha, who is believed to have finished her A-levels at Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury a few weeks ago, had sung on the ITV talent show Stars in Your Eyes. | |
| Police said the victims had all suffered serious head injuries | |
| Friends of the teenager have already begun paying tribute to her on the social networking website Facebook. | Friends of the teenager have already begun paying tribute to her on the social networking website Facebook. |
| Mrs Samuels is believed to have worked as a nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI). | |
| A spokeswoman for the MRI said she was "very popular" and her colleagues were "devastated" by her death. | |
| A statement read: "Everyone at the Trust was shocked and saddened to hear of Beverley's death and our thoughts are with her family. | |
| "Beverley had worked in the NHS since 2000, and at this Trust since April 2001. | |
| "She was a very popular member of the team, liked and well respected by her colleagues, who are all devastated by the news. | |
| "Beverley was a committed and hard-working nurse, who will be sadly missed." | |
| It's hard to believe when it happens on your own doorstep Neighbour Jamie Smyth | |
| The murders have shocked families living nearby, who described the area as a "quiet neighbourhood". | The murders have shocked families living nearby, who described the area as a "quiet neighbourhood". |
| Police said patrols would now be stepped up in the area. | |
| Neighbour Margaret Fitzgerald said: "They were a nice family, never any trouble to anyone. They had lived there quite a few years. | Neighbour Margaret Fitzgerald said: "They were a nice family, never any trouble to anyone. They had lived there quite a few years. |
| "It's hard to believe when it happens on your own doorstep." | "It's hard to believe when it happens on your own doorstep." |
| Jamie Smyth, 21, who also lives in the neighbourhood, said relatives of the deceased had begun gathering at the house late last night after hearing the news. | Jamie Smyth, 21, who also lives in the neighbourhood, said relatives of the deceased had begun gathering at the house late last night after hearing the news. |
| She said: "I saw the children's dad pacing up and down the road outside the house. | She said: "I saw the children's dad pacing up and down the road outside the house. |
| 'Heartbreaking to hear' | |
| "Other relatives would arrive and you could hear them cry out and burst into tears when they were told exactly what happened. | "Other relatives would arrive and you could hear them cry out and burst into tears when they were told exactly what happened. |
| "It was heartbreaking to hear. | "It was heartbreaking to hear. |
| "They were a lovely family; very friendly." | "They were a lovely family; very friendly." |
| Another neighbour said: "This is a very quiet neighbourhood and to think that something like this could happen really is unnerving. | Another neighbour said: "This is a very quiet neighbourhood and to think that something like this could happen really is unnerving. |
| "If this could happen to a nice family like that, are any of us actually safe in our own homes? | "If this could happen to a nice family like that, are any of us actually safe in our own homes? |
| "It is very distressing to think that this sort of thing could happen in this sort of neighbourhood." | "It is very distressing to think that this sort of thing could happen in this sort of neighbourhood." |