19/08/2010

Father And Son Found Dead In Dorset

The bodies of a father and his son have been found in a house in Dorset.

The pair, who have been named locally as Chris Hall and his six-year-old son, also called Chris, was made at a house in Queens Road, Poole on Wednesday around 5.30pm.

According to reports, the boy's mother found the bodies.

Police said that no-one else is being sought in connection with the incident.

The causes of the deaths has not yet been determined and post mortem examinations are due to be carried out.

(KMcA/BMcC)

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