Neighbour ‘heard screaming’ on street where two boys were found dead
Detectives are continuing to quiz a man and a woman after two boys were found dead at a home in east London.
A neighbour says they heard screaming shortly before the children were discovered in Dagenham.
The two-year-old and five-year-old were found by emergency services at a property on Cornwallis Road, Dagenham.
A woman was arrested shortly afterwards when police were called to a disturbance at another house a street away.
The Metropolitan Police said the male was detained later in the day and that both are known to the children.
Father-of-two Sultan Wadud, 40, who lives on the same road, said: ‘Between 1.30pm and 2pm I heard a loud scream or a shout.’
He added: ‘It sounded more like a scream, probably a man (who screamed).
‘I only moved into the area about a year ago. The area is very quiet.
‘It’s scary and sad at the same time knowing what’s happened, especially being a parent myself with two small kids (aged four and one).
‘It has been a shock to the community.’
Another neighbour, Sebastian Asiedu, 43, said: ‘Yesterday I saw the police officers and ambulance all over but I didn’t know what was going on until I heard from the news that two children (had died).
‘It’s so sad I haven’t even been able to sleep.
‘I feel so bad, I feel so sad, I feel so worried, I feel so disturbed because when we moved down here it was a quiet place to live.’
Detective Inspector Sean Treweek said: ‘This is clearly an extremely distressing incident with many unanswered questions, however at this very early stage, nobody else is sought in connection with the deaths.
‘I want to thank local people for the assistance they have given officers as they work to establish the full circumstances of these two tragic deaths.
‘They will see additional officers in the area, and anyone with information or concerns should speak with those officers.’
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