Three murdered in Kettering - live updates
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Our reporters will be on the scene this afternoon as police provide updates on the suspicious deaths of three people in Kettering.
Three murdered in Kettering - live coverage
Key Events
- A murdered woman has been named locally as KGH nurse Anju Asok
- Police have said her children Jeeva and Janvi
- A 52-year-old man is in police custody and officers have said they are not looking for anyone else
- Officers have been on the scene during the night
Locals say that police arrived on the scene this morning before 11.45am
An ambulance arrived shortly after and then more ambulances arrived, as well as more police.
At 1.30pm part of Rockingham Road was closed off and more emergency services arrived.
A man was taken away by officers at just after 1.30pm
He is still in custody and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident
Here’s what we know so far about the murder of a woman and two children in Kettering
Police officers were called to Petherton Court at 11.15am today (December 15) where a woman and two children believed to be around aged 6, and a girl understood to be aged 4, were found with serious injuries.
The woman died at the scene and the two children later died in hospital.
A 52-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident and remains in police custody. At this time, officers are not seeking anyone else.
Forensic post-mortem examinations to establish the cause of death will be taking place in the coming days.
Neighbourhood Police will be on patrol in the Petherton Court area of Kettering this evening to offer reassurance and answer any questions residents may have.
Video: Superintendent Steve Freeman who has updated the media
Superintendent Steve Freeman gives an update on the Kettering triple murder - video Dailymotion
Three people have been killed in Kettering this afternoon.
Local shopkeeper Hassan Ali has been speaking to reporters
He says: “Every death is a tragedy.
“But when it’s kids it’s horrible.”
The scene where two children and a woman were found murdered this morning is quiet
Forensics officers are still there, and residents are having to sign in and out of their homes.
But other than the police presence, there’s no clue as to the tragic events that unfolded there this morning.
All of our thoughts are with the family of those whose lives have been cut short.
A car is removed from the scene of the murder
Earlier on our reporters saw a black Vauxhall Zafira being removed from the scene on a flatbed truck
Vehicle is removed from Kettering murder scene - video Dailymotion
Watch Vehicle is removed from Kettering murder scene - Northants Telegraph on Dailymotion
A local resident in adjacent William Street spoke to our reporter on the scene
He said: “I was working nights and at about 12.0pm I heard a commotion in the park up near the church.
“I saw the air ambulance. It landed for ten minutes and took off twice.
“It’s dreadful.”
The ground floor property where police were called just before lunchtime today is in a quiet block of flats
Tonight net curtains remain up, but windows and doors have been left open while detectives carry out their investigations
