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Bodies found in Kidderminster, Worcestershire
In the UK, a serving police officer has been found dead at a house in Kidderminster, along with a three-year-old child.
Detectives say the 39-year-old man was a serving member of the West Mercia force.
The deaths are being treated as unexplained.
Police have launched an investigation, adding while circumstances are unknown the situation is clearly a tragic incident.
1/3 Earlier today we attended an address in Cairndhu Drive in Kidderminster following concerns for the welfare of a man and young child.
— West Mercia Police (@WMerciaPolice) August 13, 2021
On arrival officers found the man, aged 39, and a three-year-old child had sadly passed away. The man was a serving West Mercia Police officer pic.twitter.com/Un6xSo4N9G