Two-year-old found unharmed in home near dead bodies of man and woman

Police investigating circumstances of deaths in Burton

The man and woman were found dead at their home in Burton, Staffordshire (Google Streetview)

A two-year-old child has been found at a house containing the dead bodies of a man and a woman.

Police said they were called to the home in Burton shortly after 11pm on Wednesday night.

"The bodies of a 32-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were discovered at the address," a spokesperson for Staffordshire Police said.

"A two-year-old child was found unharmed at the property.

"The deaths are being treated as unexplained at this time and post mortems will take place in due course."

The man and woman have not yet been formally identified, but neighbours said a couple thought to be from Eastern Europe lived at the property, along with a man believed to be related to one of them.

A cordon is in place as forensic enquiries continue at the house in Henhurst Hill, and detectives work to establish the circumstances around the deaths.

Police said neighbourhood officers would be making door-to-door enquiries and "providing reassurance to the local community".

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.