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Police investigate double deaths | Police investigate double deaths |
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Neighbours have spoken of their shock at the death of a man and a woman, found at separate houses in Bridgend. | |
Wendy Thomas, 40, was found at a house on the Brackla estate on Tuesday evening. Her death is being treated as suspicious. | |
South Wales Police later went to a house in nearby Litchard, where the body of Neil Morrison, thought to be her former partner, was discovered. | |
The force said it was treating the deaths as a single investigation. | |
A spokeswoman said they did not intend to make a public appeal for information. | |
The coroner for the county has been informed but the bodies have yet to be formally identified, although Mr Morrison and Ms Thomas have been named locally. | |
Neighbours in Bishopswood said Ms Thomas had only lived there for a few months but was "pleasant but quiet". | Neighbours in Bishopswood said Ms Thomas had only lived there for a few months but was "pleasant but quiet". |
One resident James Morgan, told BBC Radio Wales that it was considered a "very residential, quiet area". | |
Police are also at a property in Heol Gadlys in nearby Litchard | |
"I do feel for people when something like this has happened. It shouldn't happen in a nice area like this. | |
Another resident said he was "a bit shocked". | |
"I suppose you don't expect it to happen in your doorstep do you," he said. | |
Ann Carey, resident, added: "You're a bit shocked it's happening on your street you know - totally surprised. I suppose like most normal people, it's the last thing you think is going to happen." | |
"It's a bit of a shock I think to everyone I've spoken to". | |
In Litchard, neighbours of Mr Morrison in Heol Gadlys said he had lived there for a few years and was very friendly and spent a lot of time looking after the garden. |