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| The bodies of two teenage girls, thought to be sisters, have been found at a house in Cambridgeshire. | The bodies of two teenage girls, thought to be sisters, have been found at a house in Cambridgeshire. |
| The discovery of the girls, aged 13 and 15, was made at 0800 BST, after police were called to a house in The Crofters, Stretham, near Ely. | The discovery of the girls, aged 13 and 15, was made at 0800 BST, after police were called to a house in The Crofters, Stretham, near Ely. |
| A 39-year-old woman from Stretham, understood to be the girls' mother, was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being questioned by police. | A 39-year-old woman from Stretham, understood to be the girls' mother, was arrested on suspicion of murder and is being questioned by police. |
| A police spokesman said officers were not seeking anyone else in the case. | A police spokesman said officers were not seeking anyone else in the case. |
| The girls' father has been informed and is with police officers. | The girls' father has been informed and is with police officers. |
| Area sealed off | |
| A neighbour said that a woman and two teenage girls lived at the modern detached house at the centre of the investigation. | |
| Henry Constable, 80, said: "I've seen the woman who lives at the house. I saw her walking the two girls to school. She is a short woman, a smart woman. | |
| "Two children lived at the house. I think the family has been there for about three years. I've never spoken to them." | |
| Rowena Jones, 30, said: "I delivered an Avon book to the house a couple of years ago but I can't remember what any of the family look like. It's all a bit of a shock." | |
| The area around the house remained sealed off as scene of crime officers investigate. | |
| Police said the bodies of the two teenage girls remained inside the property. |