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| Woman and two children found dead | Woman and two children found dead |
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| The bodies of a woman and two young children have been found in a house in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. | The bodies of a woman and two young children have been found in a house in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. |
| The deaths of the children were being treated as murder, a police spokesman said. The woman's death was described as unexplained. | The deaths of the children were being treated as murder, a police spokesman said. The woman's death was described as unexplained. |
| Cambridgeshire Police said they were not looking for anyone else. | Cambridgeshire Police said they were not looking for anyone else. |
| The bodies were found on Thursday evening. Police said the dead woman was in her 40s and the two children, both boys, were under five. | |
| 'Detailed investigation' | |
| The woman is understood to be the children's mother. | The woman is understood to be the children's mother. |
| A police spokeswoman said the children's father called an ambulance after finding their mother's body. | |
| She said that officers were now involved in a "detailed investigation" and that a cordon had been placed around the house while forensic and other inquiries took place. | |
| Post-mortem examinations are expected to be carried out later. | Post-mortem examinations are expected to be carried out later. |