Man and woman in their 70s found dead in house as cops launch urgent probe

COPS have launched a probe after a man and woman in their 70s were found dead inside a house.

Staffordshire Police responded to calls from the property, on Catalina Place, Meir Park, in Stoke-on-Trent, at 1pm.

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Staffordshire Police have cordoned off Catalina Place, in Meir Park[/caption]

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The man and woman, both in their 70s, were pronounced dead at around 2.15pm[/caption]

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Forensic teams at the scene as an investigation is launched[/caption]

After making the grim discovery, officers pronounced the pair dead at around 2.15pm.

The force have now launched an investigation, but are “confident there is no wider threat” to the community.

A spokesperson from Staffordshire Police said: ”We were called at 1pm this afternoon to report that the bodies of a man and a woman had been found at a house.

“An investigation is being carried out to establish the circumstances of the incident.

“At this stage, we are confident there is no wider threat or risk to the community.

“Their family are being supported by specialist officers.”

Anyone with any information is urged to call the police on 101, quoting incident 409 of 20 April, or you can message them using Live Chat on their website.

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Officers arrived at the property at around 1pm[/caption]

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Staffordshire Police said they are ‘confident’ there is no wider threat to the community[/caption]

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The area is still taped off[/caption]