Two arrests after two found murdered in Spalding, Lincolnshire

'The events that unfolded in Spalding yesterday have understandably generated a great deal of local concern and upset,' police say

The street where the bodies were discovered in Spalding, Lincolnshire (Google)

The deaths of two people whose bodies were discovered in a house in Lincolnshire are being treated as murder, police have said.

The bodies were found at a property in Dawson Avenue, Spalding, just after 12.15pm on Friday.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the investigation and they were being questioned by detectives on Saturday morning.

Lincolnshire Police have not yet named the victims as family members have not yet been fully informed.

Superintendent Paul Timmins said: “The events that unfolded in Spalding yesterday have understandably generated a great deal of local concern and upset.

“I would like to make clear that this type of crime is extremely rare and not something we often see. Indeed, we believe this is a completely isolated incident.

"There is still a lot of police activity in the area and extra officers in the neighbourhood and I would encourage anyone who has any concerns to please talk to our officers.

“This is very much an active investigation that is in its early stages and police would like people not to speculate as to the circumstances surrounding it. We are looking at a number of lines of enquiry and doing our utmost to get to the bottom of what has happened.”

Police have appealed for information from the public.

Investigation leader DCI Martin Holvey, from the police force's major crime unit, said: “I would like to hear from anyone in the area of Dawson Avenue from Wednesday, 13 April at 12pm to the same time on Friday and who may have seen or heard anything suspicious or that they think may be relevant to the enquiry.”

Lincolnshire Police can be contacted on non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 163 of 15/04/2016.

Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111