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<\/p>\nDetectives are investigating a possible murder suicide after two people were found dead in a small Leicestershire village.<\/p>\n
Police were called to an address in Smeeton Road, Saddington, at 11.27am yesterday by East Midlands Ambulance Service following the report that a man and woman were dead inside the property.<\/p>\n
Leicestershire Police said that an investigation has been launched to understand the\u00a0circumstances surrounding the deaths and the events leading up to the incident.<\/p>\n
At this stage police have said that they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.<\/p>\n
Officers have said that the families of the man and woman are being supported by officers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Police were called to an address in Smeeton Road (pictured), Saddington, at 11.27am yesterday<\/p>\n
The property remained cordoned off this morning while further inquiries are taking place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Detective Inspector David Greenhalgh, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit major crime team, said: ‘Our investigation is very much ongoing as detectives are working to understand what happened and lead to the deaths of these two people.<\/p>\n
‘I would like to reassure the wider public that at this time we do not believe anyone else was involved in the incident.<\/p>\n
‘Families of the two deceased are being supported by officers at this very difficult time.’<\/p>\n
Saddington is a small village in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, which is home to just over 300 people.<\/p>\n