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Girl found man and woman's bodies in Frankley, Birmingham | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A man and woman found dead in a house in south Birmingham were discovered by a nine-year-old girl. | |
Police said the woman was found in a bedroom at the house in Miranda Close, Frankley, while the man was found in the lounge. | |
Officers said there were no obvious signs of injury to the pair, who were found at about 10:00 GMT. | |
They said they were treating the deaths of the pair, both thought to be in their 30s, as unexplained. | |
House taped off | |
The girl is now being cared for by family members and specially-trained officers, West Midlands Police said. | |
Ambulance chiefs said paramedics were called following reports two people had been found unconscious in the house. However, they said both had died at the scene. | |
Det Ch Insp Wayne Jones said: "There is no obvious sign of major trauma and we await the outcome of the post-mortem to determine the cause of death." | Det Ch Insp Wayne Jones said: "There is no obvious sign of major trauma and we await the outcome of the post-mortem to determine the cause of death." |
The house has been taped off by police and forensic investigators have been at the scene. | |
West Midlands Police said the families of the man and woman were being supported. |