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| Two bodies found at arson house | Two bodies found at arson house |
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| Police have revealed that two bodies have been recovered overnight from the burnt-out Shropshire home of a millionaire and his family. | Police have revealed that two bodies have been recovered overnight from the burnt-out Shropshire home of a millionaire and his family. |
| Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jillian, 49, and daughter Kirstie, 15, who lived at Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, are all missing. | Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jillian, 49, and daughter Kirstie, 15, who lived at Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, are all missing. |
| The building was deliberately set alight early on Tuesday, police said. | The building was deliberately set alight early on Tuesday, police said. |
| The remains will be examined by a Home Office pathologist and post-mortem examinations will be carried out later. | The remains will be examined by a Home Office pathologist and post-mortem examinations will be carried out later. |
| 'Open mind' | 'Open mind' |
| West Mercia Police said the bodies were found in the main part of the house, but the search of the property is likely to take some days, possibly several weeks. | |
| Supt Gary Higgins said: "It is going to be a painstaking and lengthy process before the full examination of the house and its surrounds is completed. | Supt Gary Higgins said: "It is going to be a painstaking and lengthy process before the full examination of the house and its surrounds is completed. |
| "In the meantime, we will keep an open mind concerning what we may, or may not find." | "In the meantime, we will keep an open mind concerning what we may, or may not find." |
| Forensic teams were able to move into the main part of the house by mid-afternoon on Friday after access was delayed by falling debris. |