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| Police are investigating the deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a house in Clayton, Bradford. | Police are investigating the deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a house in Clayton, Bradford. |
| The bodies of a married couple and their two teenage daughters were discovered by West Yorkshire police on Monday night after they were called to the property, a two-storey detached house, at 8.30pm. | The bodies of a married couple and their two teenage daughters were discovered by West Yorkshire police on Monday night after they were called to the property, a two-storey detached house, at 8.30pm. |
| They were named by police as Jitendra Lad, 49, his wife, Duksha Lad, 44, and their daughters, Trisha 19, and Nisha, 17. | |
| Police have sealed off the area for a forensic investigation and said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | Police have sealed off the area for a forensic investigation and said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. |
| “Inquiries are at a very early stage, but police are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the inquiry,” a statement read. | “Inquiries are at a very early stage, but police are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the inquiry,” a statement read. |
| Lorna Leeming, who sits on Clayton parish council, said: “It’s a very quiet and peaceful village and a good community. | Lorna Leeming, who sits on Clayton parish council, said: “It’s a very quiet and peaceful village and a good community. |
| “I don’t know what has happened or what has gone on.” | “I don’t know what has happened or what has gone on.” |
| It is believed the deaths were a result of a domestic tragedy. Locals described them as “a lovely family”. | It is believed the deaths were a result of a domestic tragedy. Locals described them as “a lovely family”. |
| The large corner house in Clayton, a quiet suburb three miles (5km) west of Bradford, has been cordoned off and was being guarded by officers on Tuesday morning. Police are understood to be treating the property as a murder scene. While all lines of inquiry are currently under investigation, detectives suspect that one member of the family killed the others before killing themselves. | The large corner house in Clayton, a quiet suburb three miles (5km) west of Bradford, has been cordoned off and was being guarded by officers on Tuesday morning. Police are understood to be treating the property as a murder scene. While all lines of inquiry are currently under investigation, detectives suspect that one member of the family killed the others before killing themselves. |
| Sehaj Singh, 19, said he had known Trisha the older daughter for eight years and added she was in her second year at Leeds University. Describing her as a quiet girl, Singh said: “She was really nice. She was just one of those people who got on with things.” | Sehaj Singh, 19, said he had known Trisha the older daughter for eight years and added she was in her second year at Leeds University. Describing her as a quiet girl, Singh said: “She was really nice. She was just one of those people who got on with things.” |
| Jessica Garside, 18, who went to nearby Thornton grammar school with the older girl, said of her friend: “She was a lovely person. Never bitchy, never said anything bad about anybody.” | Jessica Garside, 18, who went to nearby Thornton grammar school with the older girl, said of her friend: “She was a lovely person. Never bitchy, never said anything bad about anybody.” |
| One teenage girl laying flowers outside the house with her mother said she was friends with one of the girls. “She was a great girl and they were a lovely family,” said the mother, who declined to be named. | One teenage girl laying flowers outside the house with her mother said she was friends with one of the girls. “She was a great girl and they were a lovely family,” said the mother, who declined to be named. |
| A neighbour in Blackberry Way tweeted: “Very sad. The family found dead in Clayton Bradford is on our street. Mum Dad and 2 teenage girls. Seemed lovely quiet family. So sad x” | A neighbour in Blackberry Way tweeted: “Very sad. The family found dead in Clayton Bradford is on our street. Mum Dad and 2 teenage girls. Seemed lovely quiet family. So sad x” |