Police called on Friday to a house in Newmarket where woman, 28, and boy, four, were found

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Detectives are investigating the deaths of a woman and a young boy who were found at a property on a quiet residential street in Suffolk.

Suffolk police have confirmed the deceased are a 28-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy. They are not looking for any other people in connection with the deaths, a spokesman said.

Police have appealed for information from anyone who was in the Park Avenue area in Newmarket on Friday before officers were called just before 6pm.

On Saturday, a police cordon was extended to cover the whole of the area around the street so that officers could carry out door-to-door inquiries without the presence of the media.

According to a resident, forensics officers went in and out of the property overnight. The semi-detached house is on a narrow street of 30 properties, a short distance from the town centre.

Neighbours described the pair as people who “kept themselves to themselves”.

An elderly resident said there were only a handful of homeowners on the street, and the majority were rental properties. “I’ve been here for 60 years and it’s quite a quiet street,” she said.

A witness told the Newmarket Journal he had seen a woman coming out of a property in tears. He told the paper: “I could hear her saying she was so afraid.”

The police spokesman said: “A member of the public reported to police he had found a woman and a young male child both deceased inside the premises.

“A police investigation into the circumstances of the deaths is currently under way. Next of kin are aware. Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the Park Avenue area during the day and who may have seen or heard anything that could assist the inquiry.”