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| Pair found dead at house in city | Pair found dead at house in city |
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| The bodies of a man and a woman have been found at a house in Leeds. | The bodies of a man and a woman have been found at a house in Leeds. |
| Police said the deaths at the property in Hanover Square, Woodhouse, which is close to the city's two universities, were being treated as suspicious. | |
| Officers were called to the scene shortly before 1900 GMT on Sunday, a West Yorkshire Police spokesman said. | Officers were called to the scene shortly before 1900 GMT on Sunday, a West Yorkshire Police spokesman said. |
| It is not yet known how the pair died, but post-mortem tests are due to take place later on Monday. Police said they were still trying to trace relatives. | It is not yet known how the pair died, but post-mortem tests are due to take place later on Monday. Police said they were still trying to trace relatives. |
| Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the city's Weetwood Police. | Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the city's Weetwood Police. |
| Cordoned off | |
| Hanover Square lies in an area of terraced red-brick housing popular with students because of its proximity to both the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University, as well as the city centre. | |
| The property where the bodies was found remained cordoned off on Monday as police carried out investigations. | The property where the bodies was found remained cordoned off on Monday as police carried out investigations. |
| Students Andrew Stanley and Michael Bird live next door to the house where bodies were found. | |
| Mr Stanley, 19, a second year student at Leeds University, said the couple were of African origin and were always friendly and polite. | |
| He said: "There was only a couple who lived at the house, as far as I was aware. | |
| "There used to be loud music occasionally but otherwise they were fine. | |
| "They would say hello. They were quiet and seemed genuinely nice people." | |
| 'Quite a shock' | |
| Mr Bird described how police descended on the area on Sunday night. | |
| "The police came from nowhere and sealed off both ends of the street just after 7pm. Then the forensics arrived and forensic teams entered the house," he said. | |
| "It's a quite a shock, really. You don't expect anything like this to happen. We'd like to find out what happened and get some closure." | |
| Local shopkeeper Raj Patel said a man and woman from the house used his shop quite frequently. | |
| He said he thought they had been there "about three years". | |
| "They seemed polite and nice. They never caused any problems," he added. |