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| Chinese pair found dead in flat | Chinese pair found dead in flat |
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| The deaths of a Chinese man and woman found with serious head injuries at a flat in Newcastle's West End are being treated as murder. | |
| The two were discovered in separate bedrooms at the ground floor flat in Croydon Road on Saturday. | |
| They have not been formally identified, but are believed to be students. Police are trying to trace their next of kin. | They have not been formally identified, but are believed to be students. Police are trying to trace their next of kin. |
| The deaths have caused shock in the area which is popular with students and Asian families. | The deaths have caused shock in the area which is popular with students and Asian families. |
| Extra police patrols have been put on duty in an attempt to reassure residents and officers plan to speak with local community leaders. | |
| The street is cordoned off with forensic experts examining the scene. | |
| On Saturday night police removed a silver hatchback car on a covered lorry. | On Saturday night police removed a silver hatchback car on a covered lorry. |
| A post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death is due to be carried out later. |