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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 | Area sealed off |
| Det Supt Jeff Hill said a phone call was made from the house to a member of the public who in turn called an off-duty police officer, who then alerted Cambridgeshire Police. | |
| "The officers, upon attending, found the apparent lifeless bodies of two teenage girls, and as a result of their investigation arrested a 39-year-old woman at the scene on suspicion of murder. | |
| "We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this investigation and this crime." | |
| The cause of death was still being investigated and a post mortem examination on the bodies of the two girls is likely to take place on Thursday, he said. | The cause of death was still being investigated and a post mortem examination on the bodies of the two girls is likely to take place on Thursday, he said. |
| A neighbour said that a woman and two teenage girls lived at the modern detached house at the centre of the investigation. | 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. | 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." | "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." | 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. | The area around the house remained sealed off as scene of crime officers investigate. |