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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, believed to be their father, have been found dead in a flat in Wiltshire. | Two boys aged three and 11 and a 36-year-old man, believed to be their father, have been found dead in a flat in Wiltshire. |
The bodies were found at Auchinleck House in Tidworth on Saturday after the landlady visited the flat. | The bodies were found at Auchinleck House in Tidworth on Saturday after the landlady visited the flat. |
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 and she is shocked and distressed, said police. | |
BBC Points West reporter Scott Ellis at the scene said there had been a "child sharing arrangement" but the two boys had been living with their mother in Andover, Hampshire. | BBC Points West reporter Scott Ellis at the scene said there had been a "child sharing arrangement" but the two boys had been living with their mother in Andover, Hampshire. |
The body of the boys' father Graham Anderson 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." | 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." |
Det Ch Insp Saunders said initial information revealed the last-known activity in the flat was on Thursday morning. | 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. | "As the investigation progresses, we will begin to find out exactly what happened in this very tragic case," he said. |
"I am extremely keen for any sightings of Graham Anderson with the two children between Saturday August 25 and Saturday September 1. | |
"He was a regular bus user and I now need to trace his movements, and those of the boys during the week leading up to the discovery of their bodies at lunchtime yesterday," he said. | |
'Can't believe it' | 'Can't believe it' |
A Great Western Ambulance Service spokesman said it received an emergency call just after 13:00 BST on Saturday. | 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." |
A post-mortem examination is being carried out on Mr Anderson's body. Tests on the boys' bodies are due to be conducted later. | |