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Woman and two young boys found dead in Brent | Woman and two young boys found dead in Brent |
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A murder investigation has been launched after a woman and two young boys were found dead in a house in Brent, north-west London. | A murder investigation has been launched after a woman and two young boys were found dead in a house in Brent, north-west London. |
The bodies were found on Thursday after police were called to a property in Woodgrange Close at about 17:20 GMT. | |
Two boys, a five-year-old and a seven-month-old, and a woman, 33, were pronounced dead at the scene. | Two boys, a five-year-old and a seven-month-old, and a woman, 33, were pronounced dead at the scene. |
Police are treating the children's deaths as murder. The woman's death is not so far considered suspicious. | Police are treating the children's deaths as murder. The woman's death is not so far considered suspicious. |
A post-mortem examination on the woman gave the cause of death as compression of the neck. | |
Tests to determine how the children died will take place on Monday. | |
Scotland Yard said detectives were not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident. | Scotland Yard said detectives were not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident. |
The next of kin have been informed. | |
Councillor Reg Colwill, who represents Kenton ward, said: "I think everybody is the same, they are shocked at what's happened." | Councillor Reg Colwill, who represents Kenton ward, said: "I think everybody is the same, they are shocked at what's happened." |
Leslie Gotts, who has lived in Woodgrange Close for 18 years, said the family, who are believed to be from Sri Lanka, had lived in the first-floor flat for about a year. | Leslie Gotts, who has lived in Woodgrange Close for 18 years, said the family, who are believed to be from Sri Lanka, had lived in the first-floor flat for about a year. |
Mr Gotts, 70, said: "I just couldn't believe what I was hearing. You freeze. | Mr Gotts, 70, said: "I just couldn't believe what I was hearing. You freeze. |
"It's a quiet road, a very mixed community. I think I only saw her once." | "It's a quiet road, a very mixed community. I think I only saw her once." |