Two people found dead at property as cops launch probe into 'unexpected' deaths

10 April 2023 , 16:23

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Two people were found dead at a property in Victory Road, West Mersea

Two people have been found dead at a property in Essex, with police launching an investigation over their "unexpected" deaths.

Officers were called to Victory Road, West Mersea, at about 1.30pm on Easter Sunday by colleagues in the ambulance service following concerns for the welfare of two people at the home.

When officers arrived, they found two people in their 60s had died, Essex Live reports.

Essex Police officers have now launched an investigation to determine the circumstances behind their deaths.

An Essex Police spokesperson said: "We were called by colleagues in the ambulance service to concerns for the welfare of two people at a home in Victory Road, West Mersea, yesterday, Sunday 9 April, at about 1.30pm.

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"Officers arrived and, sadly, found two people aged in their 60s had died.

"Their deaths are being treated as unexpected but not suspicious and we are investigating the circumstances around the deaths."

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