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Woman and children's bodies found in apparent murder-suicide in London Woman and children's bodies found in apparent murder-suicide in London
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The bodies of two children and a woman have been found in an apparent murder-suicide. A woman is believed to have murdered her two sons, aged five and seven months, before killing herself at their home in north-west London.
The 33-year-old woman and two boys, aged five and seven months, were found at 5.20pm on Thursday at an address in Brent, north-west London. The bodies of the 33-year-old woman and two children were discovered at a house in a quiet cul-de-sac in Brent on Thursday evening.
The children's deaths are being treated as murder while the woman's death is not being treated as suspicious and detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, Scotland Yard said. Scotland Yard said on Friday it had launched a murder investigation into the deaths of the two boys, but detectives were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
Police said officers were called by London ambulance service to the address in Woodgrange Close, to reports of a woman and two children with injuries. The three were pronounced dead when medical staff arrived at the house in Woodgrange Close following reports of a woman and two children with injuries.
When they arrived, the three were pronounced dead by medical staff. Next of kin are aware, Scotland Yard said.
A postmortem examination on the woman is due to take place at Northwick Park mortuary at 3pm on Friday. Details of other postmortems are yet to be announced.A postmortem examination on the woman is due to take place at Northwick Park mortuary at 3pm on Friday. Details of other postmortems are yet to be announced.
Next of kin are aware of the deaths, Scotland Yard said.
Councillor Reg Colwill, who represents Kenton ward, said: "I think everybody is the same, they are shocked at what's happened. If it's accurate that the woman took her own life she must have been at her wits' end and didn't ask for help, or didn't get the help she asked for. It's two young children, it's very sad."
He said he would ask local residents if they wanted counselling.
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