NORWICH police have admitted they failed to answer a 999 call from a house where a dad and his two young daughters died just moments later.
Cops forced their way into the house in Costessey near Norwich just before 7am yesterday morning after a call from a member of the public.
Two young girls were found dead in the house alongside a man and woman in the quadruple tragedy.
They were named locally as Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, and his two daughters – as well as a 36-year-old woman who has not been identified.
Now, cops have confirmed they had received a call from a man at the address at 6am.
However, officers were not deployed until a second call from a member of the public shortly before 7am.
Norfolk Police has now referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct as a result.
A spokesman for the force said: “Officers had been called to the address shortly before 7am after a member of the public called police to raise concerns for the welfare of people inside.
“Police arrived on scene at around 7.15am and forced entry to the address, finding the bodies of two young girls, a 45-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman.
“A police cordon remains in place and forensic investigations will continue today inside the property.
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“Detectives have been carrying out house to house enquiries, speaking with witnesses and are continuing to exam local CCTV footage.”
Roads by Allan Bedford Crescent are still closed and officers said they would remain in the area for a “considerable time”.
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Burgess, from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team, is leading the enquiry and thanked the local community for their support.
He said: “We’ve had a heavy police presence in the area since yesterday morning and there’s understandably concern in the local community. However, their help and support in the investigation has been unwavering and on behalf of everyone involved in this devastating incident, we’re extremely grateful for that.
“Today, the focus of our enquiries remains at the address and we’re examining local CCTV.
“While we’re still piecing together what’s happened, at this stage we remain satisfied that this is an isolated incident.”
All four people were found with injuries and post-mortem examinations will be held in due course to establish cause of death.
The force said it was not currently investigating any other locations and it was an “isolated incident”.
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