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Bradford house deaths: Four bodies found | Bradford house deaths: Four bodies found |
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Four members of the same family have been found dead at a house in Bradford. | Four members of the same family have been found dead at a house in Bradford. |
Jitendra Lad, 49, his wife Daksha, 44, and their two daughters Trisha, 19, and Nisha, 17, were found at a property on Blackberry Way, Clayton at about 20:30 GMT on Monday, police said. | Jitendra Lad, 49, his wife Daksha, 44, and their two daughters Trisha, 19, and Nisha, 17, were found at a property on Blackberry Way, Clayton at about 20:30 GMT on Monday, police said. |
Officers have launched a murder investigation but said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. | Officers have launched a murder investigation but said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. |
Police believe the bodies may have been in the property for some time. | Police believe the bodies may have been in the property for some time. |
'Very, very sad' | 'Very, very sad' |
Detectives were called to the house after a neighbour became concerned at not having seen the family for some time. | Detectives were called to the house after a neighbour became concerned at not having seen the family for some time. |
Jamshed Malik, who lives next door to the house on Blackberry Way, said the family who lived there were "a nice couple - a man and his wife and two kids". | Jamshed Malik, who lives next door to the house on Blackberry Way, said the family who lived there were "a nice couple - a man and his wife and two kids". |
"We only saw them on some occasions, not very often. I've known them for about eight years. It's very, very sad." | "We only saw them on some occasions, not very often. I've known them for about eight years. It's very, very sad." |
Flowers and tributes have been left near the property, with one card reading: "So sad. RIP." | Flowers and tributes have been left near the property, with one card reading: "So sad. RIP." |
Det Sup Simon Atkinson, of West Yorkshire Police, said: "The investigation is at an early stage, and while I do not want to speculate around the circumstances leading to the deaths I am happy to confirm that we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident." | |
Post-mortem examinations of the four are due to take place. | Post-mortem examinations of the four are due to take place. |
Clayton is a village with a population of about 15,000 people, three miles to the west of Bradford. | Clayton is a village with a population of about 15,000 people, three miles to the west of Bradford. |
Lorna Leeming, who sits on Clayton Parish Council, said: "It's a very quiet and peaceful village and a good community." | Lorna Leeming, who sits on Clayton Parish Council, said: "It's a very quiet and peaceful village and a good community." |