FIVE people including children and women have been found dead at a home in Bedford.

Police Homicide Squad is investigating the “tragic incident”.

Metropolitan region Assistant Commissioner Paul Steel said earlier this morning a man in his 20s presented to a regional police station, which he would not name due to the “highly emotive” nature of the situation, and was taken into custody.

“This is a tragic event and will no doubt have an impact not only on the family and friends of the deceased, but for the whole community, those first responders who were faced with attending a scene with multiple deceased people,” he said.

Police attended a property on Coode Street, Bedford, around midday on Sunday and found the bodies of women and children.

“While the scene is yet to be forensically examined it is believed that up to five deceased are located at that scene,” Mr Steel said.

He said he could not give the exact number of adults deceased, but confirmed there was at least one woman dead.

Mr Steel would not comment on whether the deceased were related, nor their connection to the man in custody.

He said the timeline of events was still being investigated and at this stage it was unclear how long the deceased had been at the property.

Police have cordoned off Coode Street as part of the investigation.