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Police link death of woman and girl in Surrey with that of man in France | Police link death of woman and girl in Surrey with that of man in France |
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Police say they have discovered the bodies of a woman and a 14-year-old girl at a house in Surrey, a day after the death in southern France of a man who is believed to be the girl’s father. | |
Surrey police, who are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation, said the two bodies were found at a house in Esher on Monday. | |
“Officers attended a property on Simmons Gate at around 10am after concerns were raised for two people at the property,” police said in a statement. “Sadly, on arrival the bodies of a woman in her 40s and a teenage girl were discovered.” | |
While the bodies have not yet been formally identified, police believe they are Lisa Anthony, 47, and her daughter, Ava Anthony, who lived at the house. | |
The deaths are being linked to the death on Sunday of a man in the Aix-en-Provence area of southern France, the police statement said. Surrey officers are working with the French gendarmerie, but no one else is being sought. | |
The body found in France is reported to be that of Jonathan Anthony, the husband of Lisa and father of Ava. His death is being treated as unexplained. | |
The officer in charge of the case, DCI Mark Preston, said: “This is a tragic incident where lives have been lost and our thoughts are with their family and friends at this time. | The officer in charge of the case, DCI Mark Preston, said: “This is a tragic incident where lives have been lost and our thoughts are with their family and friends at this time. |
“We are in the very early stages of the investigation but we do not believe there to be any threat to the wider community and I would like to reassure the public that this is thought to be an isolated incident. We are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.” | “We are in the very early stages of the investigation but we do not believe there to be any threat to the wider community and I would like to reassure the public that this is thought to be an isolated incident. We are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.” |
A police car could be seen parked outside the family’s house in Simmons Gate, a gated community where homes are valued at up to £2m. One couple with a young girl were seen arriving and handing flowers and a teddy bear to a police officer. |