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| Two young boys and man found dead in Wiltshire flat | Two young boys and man found dead in Wiltshire flat |
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| Two boys, aged three and 11, and a 36-year-old man have been found dead in a flat in Wiltshire. | Two boys, aged three and 11, and a 36-year-old man have been found dead in a flat in Wiltshire. |
| Paramedics discovered the bodies of the children in one room and the man's body in another part of the property, at Auchinleck House in Tidworth. | Paramedics discovered the bodies of the children in one room and the man's body in another part of the property, at Auchinleck House in Tidworth. |
| Police said they were treating the children's deaths as suspicious, but were not looking for anyone else. | Police said they were treating the children's deaths as suspicious, but were not looking for anyone else. |
| The children's mother has been informed, but officers are trying to trace other family members. | The children's mother has been informed, but officers are trying to trace other family members. |
| A Wiltshire Police spokesman said there had been a "child sharing arrangement" but the two boys had been living with their mother in Andover, Hampshire. | |
| The man's body is believed to have been discovered hanging in the flat when the landlady went there on Saturday. | |
| Det Ch Insp Ian Saunders, who is leading the investigation, said: "The flat was set to become vacated, and as the landlady came to the property that is when she saw what she did." | |
| 'Tragic case' | |
| Det Ch Insp Saunders said initial information revealed the last-known activity in the flat was on Thursday morning. | |
| "As the investigation progresses, we will begin to find out exactly what happened in this very tragic case," he said. | |
| "It has clearly been a shock for her [the mother] to find out and she is very distressed. | |
| "But she will be given the best possible support we can provide," he said. | |
| 'Can't believe it' | |
| A Great Western Ambulance Service spokesman said it received an emergency call just after 13:00 BST on Saturday. | |
| "We received a call from a person in Tidworth who reported seeing a man, thought to be in his 30s, who appeared to be dead," he said. | "We received a call from a person in Tidworth who reported seeing a man, thought to be in his 30s, who appeared to be dead," he said. |
| "The person, who knew the property, said they knew that there were also two children who normally lived at that address and called 999." | "The person, who knew the property, said they knew that there were also two children who normally lived at that address and called 999." |
| The property on Sidbury Heights has been cordoned off while forensic tests continue. | The property on Sidbury Heights has been cordoned off while forensic tests continue. |
| Barbara Balman, a neighbour, said: "I walk past here every day and I can't believe it." | Barbara Balman, a neighbour, said: "I walk past here every day and I can't believe it." |
| Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out. | Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out. |
| Det Ch Insp Saunders said: "We would like to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the seven days since last Saturday, in the area of Auchinleck House and the surrounding area." | Det Ch Insp Saunders said: "We would like to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the seven days since last Saturday, in the area of Auchinleck House and the surrounding area." |