Two found dead in Higher Walton - police say discovery of bodies in house is being treated as suspicious

Detectives are investigating the deaths of two people found inside a house near Preston this afternoon.
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The bodies of a man and a woman were discovered after police broke into the property in Cann Bridge Street in Higher Walton at around 1:40pm.

Officers said the deaths were being treated as "suspicious."

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A police spokesman said: "We were called at 1.40pm today to a concern for safety of the occupants of the property in Cann Bridge Street, Higher Walton.

Police say deaths of man and woman are being treated as suspicious.Police say deaths of man and woman are being treated as suspicious.
Police say deaths of man and woman are being treated as suspicious.

"Officers forced entry and sadly found a man and a woman decease inside.

"Their deaths are being treated as suspicious and a crime scene is currently in place."

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Cann Bridge Street where the bodies were discovered in a house.Cann Bridge Street where the bodies were discovered in a house.
Cann Bridge Street where the bodies were discovered in a house.
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Police patrols in the area have been stepped up to reassure the public.

An appeal for information about the incident has been made. Anyone with information should call 101, quoting log 0841 of November 20, 2021.