Homicide detectives have arrested a woman following the death of two children in Dagenham.
Police and emergency services were called to the bodies of two young children around 14:00hrs on Friday, 16 December.
The bodies were found at a residential address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, in East London.
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The Ambulance service team pronounced the two babes – a five-year-old boy and a two-year-old boy dead at the scene.
Their family has been informed and will be supported by specialist officers.
The officers arrested a woman and a man a short time later in connection with the murders.
She was arrested at a different residential address near the scene after police were called to a disturbance.
Both suspects remain in police custody.
Post-mortem examinations and formal identifications will be arranged in due course.
Detectives from the Met’s East Area BCU, working alongside officers from Specialist Crime, are investigating the incident.
Detective Inspector Sean Treweek of the Met’s East Area BCU said: “This is clearly an extremely distressing incident with many unanswered questions, however at this very early stage, nobody else is sought in connection with the deaths.
“I want to thank local people for the assistance they have given officers as they begin work along with partner agencies to establish the full circumstances of these two tragic deaths. They will see additional officers in the area, and anyone with information or concerns should speak with those officers.”
Cordons remain in place at the location, and enquiries continue.
Any witnesses or anyone with information that may assist the police investigation are asked to call 101, ref CAD 3408/16dec.
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