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| Two women and boy found murdered | Two women and boy found murdered |
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| Three people have been found murdered at a house in Greater Manchester. | Three people have been found murdered at a house in Greater Manchester. |
| The bodies, believed to be that of a 35-year-old woman, an 18-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy, were discovered in Fallowfield. | |
| Police were called to the property on Thelwall Avenue on Thursday evening following reports that a woman had been found dead inside. | Police were called to the property on Thelwall Avenue on Thursday evening following reports that a woman had been found dead inside. |
| The three victims had all suffered serious head injuries. The bodies were found at 1900 BST. | The three victims had all suffered serious head injuries. The bodies were found at 1900 BST. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "All three of these deaths are being treated as suspicious and a multiple murder inquiry has been launched. | |
| "At this stage this incident is not believed to be gang related." | |
| 'Very distressing' | |
| The discovery of the three bodies has shocked families living nearby, who described the area as a "quiet neighbourhood". | |
| One man, who lives close by, saw the bodies being taken out of the house last night. | |
| He said: "As I pulled up there were police vans, the house was taped off and the coroner was bringing the bodies out. | |
| "This is a very quiet neighbourhood and to think that something like this could happen really is unnerving. | |
| "If this could happen to a nice family like that, are any of us actually safe in our own homes? | |
| "It is very distressing to think that this sort of thing could happen in this sort of neighbourhood." |