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Police hunt man suspected of killing three family members in Didcot Police hunt man suspected of killing three family members in Didcot
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Police are hunting a man suspected of killing three members of his family, including a six-year-old girl, at a house in Oxfordshire. Police are hunting a man suspected of killing three members of his family, including a six-year-old girl.
The girl’s body was found alongside that of a 46-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man at a property in Didcot on Saturday night. The girl’s body was found alongside that of a 46-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man at a property in Didcot, Oxfordshire, on Saturday night.
Police on Sunday morning appealed for help in tracing Jed Allen, 21, in connection with the murders. He does not live in the house on Vicarage Road where the bodies were found.Police on Sunday morning appealed for help in tracing Jed Allen, 21, in connection with the murders. He does not live in the house on Vicarage Road where the bodies were found.
Det Supt Chris Ward said he did not believe Allen, who was previously known to the police, posed a threat to the wider public but warned people not to approach him and to contact police immediately should they see him. Det Supt Chris Ward said he did not believe that Allen posed a threat to the public but said people should not to approach him and should contact police immediately if they see him.
“He is described a 6ft tall, he’s of large build and, distinctively, he has a tattoo on his left hand of a spider. It’s very important that we catch him as quickly as we can,” he said. “He is now a suspect in this inquiry and it’s very important we locate him as quickly as possible,” Ward said. “He is described a 6ft tall, he’s of large build and, distinctively, he has a tattoo on his left hand of a spider.” .
Have you seen Jed Allen?Wanted in connection with the murders of three people.Call 101 with info (URN 465 24/5) pic.twitter.com/7x10IB4GG9Have you seen Jed Allen?Wanted in connection with the murders of three people.Call 101 with info (URN 465 24/5) pic.twitter.com/7x10IB4GG9
The bodies were discovered after a call from a member of the public just before 8.30pm on Saturday. Allen is listed on the council’s website as a gardening apprentice. He lives a 20-minute walk away from the property. The bodies were discovered after a call from a member of the public just before 8.30pm on Saturday. The family moved in to the house within the past two months and had lived in the area before that, Ward said.
Ward refused to speculate on the cause of the deaths ahead of a postmortem examination due to take place on Sunday but said that no firearm was involved. Relatives of the victims have been informed of the deaths and are being looked after by specialist officers.
A resident told the Oxford Mail that he believed the family had only moved into the house about a month ago. The road remained sealed off on Sunday morning as police carried out investigations. Allen is listed on Didcot council’s website as a gardening apprentice. He lives a 20-minute walk away from the property.
Police have visited a number of addresses associated with Allen and are continuing to search in and around the Didcot area. University grounds were among the locations being searched on Sunday, and parks that are usually open to the public were closed to allow officers to work unhindered. Allen formerly worked as a groundsman for Oxford University.
Ward refused to speculate on the cause of the deaths but said no firearm was involved. A postmortem examination was due to take place on Sunday .