UK man arrested after woman, 2 children found dead

USPA News - A man was arrested Sunday after a woman and two young children were found dead at a house in western England, British police said on early Monday. Details about the circumstances or the causes of their deaths were not immediately released.

The incident was reported at around 6:35 p.m. local time on Sunday when officers were called to an "incident" at a home in Stoke-on-Trent, a city in Staffordshire county, approximately 53 kilometers (33 miles) south of Manchester. A woman and two young children were pronounced dead at the scene. "Detectives in Staffordshire have launched a detailed investigation into the circumstances which led to the discovery of two children and a woman who had sustained fatal injuries in a semi-detached house in Sherwin Road," a Staffordshire Police spokesperson said. "A male was arrested by the police responding to the incident in connection with the deaths and he is speaking to detectives about this tragic incident." Police said a detailed forensic examination of the scene was underway authorities did not say how the three died. The ages or identities of the victims was also not immediately known, and it was unclear what the man`s relationship - if any - was to the victims. "We understand the local community are both shocked and saddened by this tragic incident, and we recognize the community`s need for information, however it is important not to speculate and let our detectives conduct their detailed investigation to establish the full facts," Police Chief Superintendent Martin Evans said.