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| A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a house in south-west London. | |
| Officers were called to a property on Thetford Road, New Malden, at about 21:30 BST on Tuesday where the bodies of the children were found. | |
| A girl, aged four, and two boys, aged three, were pronounced dead at the scene. | |
| The 43-year-old suspect is being questioned in custody. | |
| A post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course. | |
| Officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and are currently not giving any details on the possible cause of the deaths. | |
| BBC London 94.9's Jason Rosam said neighbours told him the family had recently moved into the house and there is a suggestion some of the children had disabilities. | BBC London 94.9's Jason Rosam said neighbours told him the family had recently moved into the house and there is a suggestion some of the children had disabilities. |
| He also said people in the area were "shocked and confused" by the deaths and that several evidence bags had been removed by officers from the property. | He also said people in the area were "shocked and confused" by the deaths and that several evidence bags had been removed by officers from the property. |
| A neighbour, who did not wish to be identified, said the family were originally from South Africa and had moved into the the large semi-detached house with their four children a year ago. | A neighbour, who did not wish to be identified, said the family were originally from South Africa and had moved into the the large semi-detached house with their four children a year ago. |
| She said the three younger children were suffering from genetic disorders - believed to be life-limiting - but the eldest child, thought to be around seven or eight years old, was in good health. | She said the three younger children were suffering from genetic disorders - believed to be life-limiting - but the eldest child, thought to be around seven or eight years old, was in good health. |
| "They are a very, very lovely couple. I saw them all the time about with their children," she said. | "They are a very, very lovely couple. I saw them all the time about with their children," she said. |