Shortly after 4.30pm yesterday (Thursday 28 October) officers received a report concerned for the welfare of a person at a property in Hawthorn Road, Redditch.
Officers and West Midlands Ambulance Service attended the scene and sadly two people had died. The deceased, a 45-year-old woman and 57-year-old man, had been dead for a number of weeks and their deaths are currently being treated as unexplained.
House-to-house inquiries are being carried out and a cordon has been put in place while investigation work continues. Officers remain at the scene.
Anyone who has any information, or who may have seen or heard anything suspicious in the area between the end of September and mid-October, is urged to call 101 or visit our website, quoting incident 403i of 28 October, 2021 or report it online via our website www.westmerciapolice.uk/tua/tell-us-about/
Alternatively, if you have information but don’t feel comfortable speaking to police, you can speak to the independent charity Crimestoppers. It is 100% anonymous, they never ask your name and they cannot trace your call or IP address. You can contact them online or by calling 0800 555 111.
