POLICE have revealed that two young boys were found unharmed in the Shanklin flat where a couple were found dead last night.
Police are continuing to investigate the discovery of two bodies inside the flat at Regal Court, High Street, Shanklin.
Officers were called by a member of a public at 6.27pm yesterday (Monday, August 9, 2010) and went to the address where a man and a woman, believed to be a married couple aged in their 30s, were pronounced dead.
Two young children, who are believed to be the couple’s sons, were inside the flat when police arrived. They were unharmed, and are now staying at a family friend’s address where they are safe and well.
Detectives from Hampshire Constabulary’s Major Crime Department and Isle of Wight CID are involved in enquiries to contact next-of-kin so the bodies can be formally identified.
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out today (Tuesday) by a Home Office pathologist. The Isle of Wight Coroner has been informed.
The death of the man is not being treated as suspicious. The circumstances surrounding the woman’s death are believed to be suspicious. The flat remains sealed off to allow for ongoing forensic examinations by specialist scenes of crime officers. Whilst retaining an open mind, detectives are not looking for anyone else suspected of being directly responsible for the deaths.
Police have thanked local residents who have provided information to officers during our enquiries to date. Detectives remain keen to speak with anyone who believes they may have information about the circumstances surrounding these deaths.
Please contact the major incident room at Ryde Police Station by phoning 101 or 0845 045 45 45, or call Crimestoppers, where information may be left anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
