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Paddington deaths: Rapist Ashraf Amrani 'murdered parents' | Paddington deaths: Rapist Ashraf Amrani 'murdered parents' |
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A convicted rapist who was recently released from prison is believed to have killed his parents in a double murder in west London. | |
Ashraf Amrani, 30, was found dead on the roof of a property on Westbourne Park Road, Paddington, on Friday. | |
When police went to inform his family, the bodies of his parents Hassan and Zohra Amrani were found at their home in Landor House on the same street. | |
A court official revealed Ashraf Amrani had been jailed for rape in 2010. | A court official revealed Ashraf Amrani had been jailed for rape in 2010. |
At Southwark Crown Court he was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison. | |
Days before his body was discovered, Amrani had been arrested on suspicion of affray, police said. | |
His death is being treated as unexplained. | His death is being treated as unexplained. |
His parents' deaths are being investigated as a double murder, although police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the killings, Scotland Yard confirmed. | |
Officers 'blocked' | Officers 'blocked' |
A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said police had been called to Landor House on Thursday, and a man, believed to be the couple's son, had tried to block them from entering. | |
She said: "The last time I saw the wife was on Thursday and she didn't look happy. She looked a bit fed up and sad. | She said: "The last time I saw the wife was on Thursday and she didn't look happy. She looked a bit fed up and sad. |
"She said her husband had called her and said there was some trouble in the house. | "She said her husband had called her and said there was some trouble in the house. |
"On that same night when I went home my brother told me that police had been round. He got the impression he [the son] was in there and not letting them in. | "On that same night when I went home my brother told me that police had been round. He got the impression he [the son] was in there and not letting them in. |
"I'm just so shocked." | "I'm just so shocked." |
Scotland Yard said the case had been reported to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | Scotland Yard said the case had been reported to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
Post-mortem examinations are due to take place later. | Post-mortem examinations are due to take place later. |
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