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| Mother, 107, and daughter found dead in mid Wales | Mother, 107, and daughter found dead in mid Wales |
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| A police investigation has begun after the bodies of a 107-year-old woman and her daughter were discovered in the home they shared in mid Wales. | A police investigation has begun after the bodies of a 107-year-old woman and her daughter were discovered in the home they shared in mid Wales. |
| The pair were found on Monday at an address in Builth Wells, Powys, said a police spokeswoman who described their deaths as "sudden". | The pair were found on Monday at an address in Builth Wells, Powys, said a police spokeswoman who described their deaths as "sudden". |
| "The women, a mother and daughter, were aged 107 and 69," she said. "Postmortems have taken place and inquiries are continuing." | "The women, a mother and daughter, were aged 107 and 69," she said. "Postmortems have taken place and inquiries are continuing." |
| No one else is being sought in connection with the deaths. The spokeswoman said carbon monoxide poisoning had been ruled out and forensic tests were being carried out to establish the cause of death. | No one else is being sought in connection with the deaths. The spokeswoman said carbon monoxide poisoning had been ruled out and forensic tests were being carried out to establish the cause of death. |
| The two women were named locally as Barbara Innes and her daughter Griselda Folkard. They were reported to have been living together for more than 40 years. | The two women were named locally as Barbara Innes and her daughter Griselda Folkard. They were reported to have been living together for more than 40 years. |
| A local news website quoted neighbour Margaret Warlow, 85, saying that the mother had not been seen out of her house for about 15 years and was believed to be confined to bed. | A local news website quoted neighbour Margaret Warlow, 85, saying that the mother had not been seen out of her house for about 15 years and was believed to be confined to bed. |
| "I used to go shopping with Griselda," Warlow told WalesOnline. "Her husband was a quiet man who had survived the Japanese POW camps but he passed away years ago. " | "I used to go shopping with Griselda," Warlow told WalesOnline. "Her husband was a quiet man who had survived the Japanese POW camps but he passed away years ago. " |
| She said: "Griselda's other sister married and moved away but she always stayed with her parents and looked after them and did the shopping. I don't know how she stuck at it with her mother in bed all the time – it was a great sacrifice. | She said: "Griselda's other sister married and moved away but she always stayed with her parents and looked after them and did the shopping. I don't know how she stuck at it with her mother in bed all the time – it was a great sacrifice. |
| "The last time I saw Griselda she said her mother wasn't very well and didn't have long left." | "The last time I saw Griselda she said her mother wasn't very well and didn't have long left." |
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