A mother strangled her four-year-old son to death before taking her own life, police have revealed.

Snehashree Sudarshan, 28, and Abhay Rao, four, were both found dead at a property in Newmarket on Friday last week.

Suffolk Police say there were called by a member of the public who had found their bodies inside.

Police at the scene in Park Avenue in Newmarket, after the bodies of a woman and a boy were found

Police at the scene in Park Avenue in Newmarket, Suffolk, after the bodies of a woman and a boy were found at the property

In a statement, the force said on Thursday: 'Home Office post-mortem examinations have now been carried out and concluded that Abhay died as a result of compression of the neck in association with wounding to the neck.

'His death is being treated as a murder inquiry.'

In reference to his mother, the statement added: 'Snehashree Sudarshan was also determined to have died as a result of compression of the neck in association with wounding to the neck.

'Her death is not being treated as suspicious at this time.'

Armed officers attended the property last week, which had been cordoned off, and forensics teams started investigating soon after.

An eyewitness had said he saw a woman leaving the property 'in tears' looking 'terrified'. Another witness said they saw a man was standing outside the house 'with his head in his hands' looking 'very distressed'.

Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Caroline Millar said: 'Our enquiries are continuing, but we appreciate this is an incredibly difficult time for the family and specialist officers are supporting them.'

The force said that the mother's death is not being treated as suspicious, the boy's death is being treated as murder and that officers believe no-one else was "directly involved with this incident".

The pair had both lived at the address.

Suffolk Police said officers were called just before 6pm on Friday to a property on Park Avenue

Yesterday the street had been cordoned off and ambulance crews had been present

One neighbour, who lives opposite, said last week: 'I came home last night about 8pm and there were feds (police) everywhere.

'They were here all night, I think, and forensics were going in and out.' He said he knew the woman by sight but had only spoken to her once.

'She, like everyone I suppose, kept herself to herself. I only spoke to her once to collect a parcel. She was probably early 30s.

'The boy seemed happy enough though. He was a youngster, maybe seven or eight. He was always smiling every time I saw him.'

Detectives do not believe that there is anyone else directly involved with the incident.

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