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| Dartmoor Haytor deaths: Boy's body found after mother and son die | Dartmoor Haytor deaths: Boy's body found after mother and son die |
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| Police investigating the death of a 24-year-old woman and her five-year-old son, who died in a fall from rocks on Dartmoor in Devon, have found a child's body at the woman's home. | Police investigating the death of a 24-year-old woman and her five-year-old son, who died in a fall from rocks on Dartmoor in Devon, have found a child's body at the woman's home. |
| The woman and boy died falling between 80-100ft (24-30m) at Haytor, a famous Dartmoor landmark, Devon and Cornwall Police said. | The woman and boy died falling between 80-100ft (24-30m) at Haytor, a famous Dartmoor landmark, Devon and Cornwall Police said. |
| The body of a two-year-old boy, also believed to be her son, was later found in Dukes Close, Paignton. | The body of a two-year-old boy, also believed to be her son, was later found in Dukes Close, Paignton. |
| Officers have begun a murder enquiry. | Officers have begun a murder enquiry. |
| 'Tragic incident' | |
| An air ambulance, a police helicopter, park rangers and members of the Dartmoor Rescue Group went to Haytor after an incident was reported shortly before 12:00 BST. | |
| Acting Ch Insp Adrian Leisk, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said officers found two bodies when they arrived at the granite peak which is more than 1,475ft (450m) above sea level. | |
| He said the immediate area was cordoned off to carry out a "detailed and thorough investigation to get a further understanding of what occurred". | |
| Officers then went to the woman's home, where the body of the two-year-old boy was found. | |
| Police said a murder investigation had been started by the force's major crime investigation team. | |
| Det Supt Paul Burgan said: "We are keeping an open mind about all three deaths. But at this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident." | |
| The force said post-mortem investigations on all three involved in the "tragic incident" would be carried out. | |
| Dartmoor Rescue Group said on Twitter that a team was "called to assist at a tragic incident at Haytor today". | |
| It added: "Our thoughts are with the family." | |
| Police have appealed for witnesses at Haytor to contact them. |