Girl (8) among three killed in suspected double murder in Co Antrim
Police in Co Antrim are investigating the deaths of a 41-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman, and an eight-year-old girl as a suspected double murder and sudden death. Authorities believe the victims were from the same family and are not currently seeking any other suspects.
Why it matters
This tragic event has caused significant shock within the local community and highlights a serious criminal investigation involving a family unit.
An eight-year-old girl was among three people who died in Co Antrim in an incident being investigated as a double murder and sudden death , police have said.
Ambulance workers were met with what has been described as a "shocking scene" on Monday morning when they found the three bodies at a house in the Old Cullybackey Road area of Ballymena.
The PSNI Mid & East Antrim District Commander, Superintendent William Calderwood, said the three were from the same family, and were a 41-year-old man, a 39-year-old woman and an eight-year-old girl .
The adults are believed to have originally been from Poland.
On Tuesday morning, police tape remained outside the property on the Old Cullybackey Road.
Toys could be seen outside the house and a pair of pink and blue child's sandals were drying on a washing line.
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