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| Daughter, 9, found bodies in Birmingham house | Daughter, 9, found bodies in Birmingham house |
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| A nine-year-old girl found her mother and her partner dead in separate rooms of their Birmingham home, police said. | A nine-year-old girl found her mother and her partner dead in separate rooms of their Birmingham home, police said. |
| The girl dialled 999 after failing to wake Suzanne Van Hagen, 34, and John Worton, 37, in the house in Miranda Close, Frankley, at about 10:00 GMT. | The girl dialled 999 after failing to wake Suzanne Van Hagen, 34, and John Worton, 37, in the house in Miranda Close, Frankley, at about 10:00 GMT. |
| Police said there were no obvious signs of injury to the couple and they were treating the deaths as "unexplained". | Police said there were no obvious signs of injury to the couple and they were treating the deaths as "unexplained". |
| They said they were examining if they were poisoned by carbon monoxide. | They said they were examining if they were poisoned by carbon monoxide. |
| Police said the girl, who had thought they were asleep, was now being cared for by her grandparents and specially-trained officers. | |
| Ambulance chiefs said paramedics were called following reports two people had been found unconscious in the house. However, they said both had died at the scene. | Ambulance chiefs said paramedics were called following reports two people had been found unconscious in the house. However, they said both had died at the scene. |
| 'No major trauma' | |
| Officers said Mr Worton was found dead in the lounge of the property, while Ms Van Hagen was discovered near a mattress in a bedroom. | Officers said Mr Worton was found dead in the lounge of the property, while Ms Van Hagen was discovered near a mattress in a bedroom. |
| It is understood the girl was taken to hospital for precautionary checks. | |
| Det Ch Insp Wayne Jones said officers were examining whether the deaths could have been linked to carbon monoxide poisoning. | |
| He said there was no suggestion the deaths were drug-related. | |
| The house has been taped off by police and forensic investigators have been at the scene. | The house has been taped off by police and forensic investigators have been at the scene. |
| Mr Jones said: "There is no obvious sign of major trauma and we await the outcome of the post-mortem to determine the cause of death." | |
| He said that although their deaths were not being treated as suspicious at this stage, the level of resources usually committed to a murder inquiry had been allocated to the investigation. | |
| West Midlands Police said the families of the couple were being supported. | West Midlands Police said the families of the couple were being supported. |