02/03/2007

Three bodies found at Peterborough house

The bodies of a woman and two boys have been discovered at a house in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, police have revealed.

The woman is believed to have been aged in her 40s, while the two children, were both under the age of five.

Detectives investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths are treating the children’s deaths as murder, while the cause of the woman’s death is being described as “unexplained”.

The children’s father discovered the woman’s body at around 5pm yesterday, however it is not yet known who discovered the boys.

Cambridgeshire Police said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident and officers were now involved in a "detailed investigation."

The area surrounding the house has been cordoned off while a forensic examination takes place.

Post-mortems are expected to be carried out later today to establish the cause of death.

(EF/SP)

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