Police launch probe after woman, 47, and two boys, aged seven and nine, are discovered dead inside home
- Bodies found inside house in Belvedere, near Bexleyheath, south east London
- Detectives are not actively seeking anyone else in connection with investigation
Police have launched an investigation after a woman and two children were found dead inside a property in London.
A 47-year-old woman and two boys, aged seven and nine, were found dead at a home on Mayfield Road in Belvedere, near Bexleyheath in south east London, after officers and London Ambulance Service crews were called to the scene.
Investigators are currently unable to confirm whether the three are related, as the bodies have not yet been formally identified.
Detectives are not actively seeking anyone else in connection with the investigation and post-mortem examinations will be arranged.
The terraced property – which is on a road where the average house price in the last 12 months was £395,000 – was sealed off on Friday following the discovery of the bodies on Thursday morning.
A 47-year-old woman and two boys, seven and nine have been found dead inside a house in Belvedere, near Bexleyheath, in south east London
Detectives are not actively seeking anyone else in connection with the investigation and post-mortem examinations will be arranged
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘Detectives are investigating following the deaths of three people at an address in south London.
‘Police were called at 11:50hrs on Thursday to concerns for the welfare of occupants at an address on Mayfield Road in Belvedere.
‘Officers and London Ambulance Service attended. At the scene, a 47-year-old woman and two boys, aged nine and seven, were found deceased inside the property.
‘Next of kin have been notified. Post-mortem examinations will be arranged in due course.
‘The Met’s Specialist Crime Command is leading the investigation.
‘At this early stage, detectives are not actively seeking anyone else in connection with the investigation. A crime scene remains in place.’
The terraced property – which is on a road where the average house price in the last 12 months was £395,000 – was sealed off on Friday following the discovery of the bodies
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