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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. |
The three children - a girl aged four and twin boys aged three - were pronounced dead at the scene. | The three children - a girl aged four and twin boys aged three - were pronounced dead at the scene. |
The Metropolitan police said a 43-year-old woman was arrested on suspicions of murder after being treated for minor injuries. | The Metropolitan police said a 43-year-old woman was arrested on suspicions of murder after being treated for minor injuries. |
A Met spokesman said: "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 neighbour, who did not wish to be identified, said the family, originally from South Africa, moved into the five-bedroom house a year ago. | 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. |
She said the family's three younger children were suffering from genetic disorders – believed to be | She said the family's three younger children were suffering from genetic disorders – believed to be |
life-limiting. An older child thought to be around seven or | life-limiting. An older child thought to be around seven or |
eight years old, was in good health, she said. | eight years old, was in good health, she said. |
The parents were named locally as Tania | |
and Gary Clarence. The electoral roll confirmed they are registered | |
to that address. | |
Gary Clarence is trained solicitor and | |
a director at the asset management firm Investec. | |
In a statement the company said: "Gary Clarence is a valued colleague and has worked with us for many years. We do not know the facts at this time but our thoughts are with the Clarence family. | |
"We are doing all that we can to help Gary and his eldest child and ask that their privacy is respected." | |
"She is a good neighbour. Very friendly," said one neighbour of Tania Clarence. | |
She said the couple's younger girl was in a wheelchair and the twins boys were unable to sit up. The family moved in to the extensively renovated property less than a year ago having had it installed with lifts and ramps, she said. "They had lifts installed because of the children." | |
"He worked in the City. She was at home. She had carers in. She had a lot of help . But I don't think they were there at night just during the day," said the neighbour. | |
"They are a very, very lovely couple. I saw them all the time about with their children," the neighbour told the Press Association. | |
Police officers were standing on the doorstep of three storey Victorian address in Thetford Road on Wednesday morning. | Police officers were standing on the doorstep of three storey Victorian address in Thetford Road on Wednesday morning. |
Scene-of-crime officers were seen leaving the property carrying evidence bags. | Scene-of-crime officers were seen leaving the property carrying evidence bags. |
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan police said no more details were being released about the incident. | |
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." | 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." |
Gary Clarence is believed to be on his way back from South Africa, where he had been on holiday with his oldest daughter. | |
A biography on the firm's website said Clarence leads a team of five corporate | |
broking specialists who advise clients on buying and selling companies, | |
raising money and strategic reviews. | |
Clarence | |
qualified as a solicitor at Stellenbosch University in South Africa and | |
practised law before moving into the world of business and finance. He | |
completed an MBA at the acclaimed Netherlands Business School, based at | |
Nijenrode University - the only private university in the Netherlands - | |
and joined Investec in 1999. | |
He | |
spent two years working in corporate finance for the firm and was based | |
in their US office for 18 months, before returning to the UK, where he | |
has specialised in the healthcare sector since 2004. The biography added that Clarence is a keen golfer. |