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14/08/2014
Bodies Of Woman And Child Found In Lancashire
Police have said they have found the bodies of a 26-year-old woman and 22-month-old boy at a property on Princess Way, Euxton.
It is believed that the woman and child are mother and son.
A postmortem examination is due to be carried out later today.
Police say that are treating the case as a murder investigation but that they are not looking for anyone else.
"We are still in the very early stages of this investigation but we are conducting a number of inquiries in order to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the deaths," Det Supt Eddie Thistlethwaite of Lancashire Constabulary said.
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It is believed that the woman and child are mother and son.
A postmortem examination is due to be carried out later today.
Police say that are treating the case as a murder investigation but that they are not looking for anyone else.
"We are still in the very early stages of this investigation but we are conducting a number of inquiries in order to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the deaths," Det Supt Eddie Thistlethwaite of Lancashire Constabulary said.
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