A 44-year-old woman has been taken into custody by the Metropolitan Police after two children were found dead at a residential address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham.
According to the police, emergency services were called at around 14:00hrs on Friday, 16 December, to the bodies of two young children found at a residential address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham.
The Met Police, in a statement on Saturday said officers and London Ambulance Service attended the location.
“They found the bodies of a two-year-old boy and a five-year-old boy, who were both pronounced dead at the scene. Their family have been informed and will be supported by specialist officers.
“Post-mortem examinations and formal identifications will be arranged in due course.
“A 44-year-old woman was arrested a short time later in connection with the incident. She was arrested after police were called to a disturbance at a residential address near to the scene in Maxey Road. She remains in custody,” the statement said.
The police said a man was also arrested near to the scene in connection with the incident, but that he was later released without further action.
It added that an investigation had been launched by detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, saying that the arrested woman was known to both children.
Detective Inspector Sean Treweek, from the local policing team in east London, said: “This is clearly an extremely distressing incident with many unanswered questions, however at this very early stage, nobody else is sought in connection with the deaths.
“I want to thank local people for the assistance they have given officers as they begin work along with partner agencies to establish the full circumstances of these two tragic deaths. They will see additional officers in the area, and anyone with information or concerns should speak with those officers.”
