Toddler found alive in house with two dead adults in Staffordshire

UNITED KINGDOM

A toddler has been found alive in a house where the bodies of two adults were discovered by police in Staffordshire.

The bodies of a 32-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were found at the house in Henhurst Hill, Burton, on Wednesday night.

Emergency services were called to the property at about 11.05pm and a two-year-old child was found unharmed inside, Staffordshire Police said.

Detectives said the deaths are being treated as unexplained and post-mortems will take place soon.

They added: “A cordon is in place as forensic inquiries continue and detectives work to establish the circumstances around the deaths.

“Local neighbourhood officers will be in the area today completing door-to-door inquiries and provide reassurance to the local community.”

:: Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 790 of 4 September, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111