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| Bodies of mother and sons found | Bodies of mother and sons found |
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| The deaths of a mother and her two sons aged one and two are being treated as suspicious by police. | The deaths of a mother and her two sons aged one and two are being treated as suspicious by police. |
| The bodies were discovered at a house in Radnor Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, at 2145 BST on Wednesday. | The bodies were discovered at a house in Radnor Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, at 2145 BST on Wednesday. |
| Det Insp Bob Bradford, of West Midlands Police, said officers were not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths. | Det Insp Bob Bradford, of West Midlands Police, said officers were not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths. |
| Police said the children's father was taken away for his own welfare but had not been arrested. | Police said the children's father was taken away for his own welfare but had not been arrested. |
| The scene remained sealed off on Thursday morning while forensic examinations took place. Post-mortem examinations were expected to take place later. | The scene remained sealed off on Thursday morning while forensic examinations took place. Post-mortem examinations were expected to take place later. |
| 'Seemed distraught' | |
| A neighbour, Bernard Bates, said the father arrived at the house at 2100 BST on Wednesday night. | |
| Ten minutes later, Mr Bates and his wife heard police sirens outside. | |
| "Because of the sirens we looked out of the window and they had blocked the road off and there were cars and vans and everything there. | |
| "The police took him (the husband) away last night - I suppose he was in shock. He wasn't handcuffed or anything like that and he seemed distraught. | |
| "He was distraught but it's a shock situation to lose your whole family, to come home and find that, its awful." | |
| He added they had seemed a nice family. The mother could not speak English but was polite and a good neighbour. | |
| The family have not been named by police as they have not been formally identified, but police said the mother was in her 20s. | |
| 'Heard screaming' | 'Heard screaming' |
| House to house inquiries are being made in the area. | House to house inquiries are being made in the area. |
| Their bodies were discovered at a semi-detached house, which is understood to be divided into at least two flats. | Their bodies were discovered at a semi-detached house, which is understood to be divided into at least two flats. |
| The newly renovated property was being guarded by a single policeman on Thursday. | The newly renovated property was being guarded by a single policeman on Thursday. |
| One neighbour said she had heard screaming coming from the house two weeks ago but had not called the police because she did not want to bother them. | One neighbour said she had heard screaming coming from the house two weeks ago but had not called the police because she did not want to bother them. |