A man and a woman have been arrested after two young boys were found dead at a home in east London.
The metropolitan police disclosed that emergency services were called to an address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham at 2pm on Friday, where the bodies of a two-year-old and a five-year-old were discovered.
The woman was arrested shortly after the police were called to a disturbance at another property nearby, while the man was detained later.
A spokesperson for the force said police officers and the London ambulance service had attended the incident but both children were pronounced dead at the scene.
“An investigation has been launched into the deaths of two children in Dagenham,” the spokesperson said.
“Their family have been informed and will be supported by specialist officers.
“Postmortem examinations and formal identifications will be arranged in due course.”
They added that both people arrested remained in police custody.
DI Sean Treweek said, “This is clearly an extremely distressing incident with many unanswered questions.
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“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.”
Any witnesses or anyone with information that may assist the police investigation is being asked to call 101, quoting reference number CAD 3408/16dec.
