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| Police probe after bodies found | Police probe after bodies found |
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| A murder investigation is under way after two bodies were discovered in a flat in Newcastle's West End. | A murder investigation is under way after two bodies were discovered in a flat in Newcastle's West End. |
| The man and the woman, both Chinese, were found in a ground floor flat in Croydon Road on Saturday. | |
| The pair have not yet been formally identified, but are believed to be students. Police are attempting to trace their next of kin. | |
| The bodies were discovered in separate bedrooms in the flat and had suffered serious head injuries. | |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later. | |
| The street, in an area popular with students and Asian families, remained cordoned off with forensic experts examining the scene. | |
| On Saturday night police removed a silver hatchback car on a covered lorry. | |
| Extra police patrols have been put on duty to reassure residents in the West End and officers plan to speak with local community leaders. | Extra police patrols have been put on duty to reassure residents in the West End and officers plan to speak with local community leaders. |