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A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a house in south London.A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a house in south London.
Officers were called to the property in New Malden at around 9.30pm on Tuesday where they discovered the bodies. Officers were called to the property in New Malden at around 9.30pm on Tuesday, where they discovered the bodies.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "A 43-year-old woman A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said: "A 43-year-old woman
has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. We are has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. We are
not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident."not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident."
The woman was being held for questioning in a south London police station.The woman was being held for questioning in a south London police station.
A police officer was standing on the doorstep of three storey Victorian address in Thetford Road this morning. A neighbour, who did not wish to be identified, said the family, originally from South Africa, moved into the five-bedroom house a year ago.
Officers were seen leaving the property carrying evidence bags. She said the three younger children, four-year-old twin boys and an
The ages of the children have not been released. Neighbours are reported to have said that the children were very young, and that the family moved into the area within the last nine month. older girl, 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," the neighbour told PA.
She said the father works in the City and the mother is a full-time carer for her children.
A police officer was standing on the doorstep of three storey Victorian address in Thetford Road on Wednesday morning. Officers were seen leaving the property carrying evidence bags.
The local Liberal Democrat MP, cabinet minister Ed Davey, spoke of his shock. Writing on Twitter, he said: "Awful news about the three children found dead in house in New Malden. Thoughts are with family, friends and neighbours."