Boy, 5, and man found dead in house in Leicester in ‘tragic incident’
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Boy, 5, and man found dead in house in Leicester in ‘tragic incident’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A five-year-old boy and a man have been found dead in a house in Leicester. Police were called to the address in Hopyard Close at 9pm on Monday after the boy and the 41 year-old man were found unconscious. Detective Chief Inspector Mark Sinski, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit major crime team, said: “Following the tragic news that a child and a man have died, detectives are working to understand what happened inside the address last night.

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