Four people found dead in Hampshire house

26 July 2010 Last updated at 14:35 GMT

Four people, including girls aged one and two, have been found dead at a house in Hampshire.

The girls and a woman had been stabbed, while a man was found hanging on the stairway, the ambulance service said.

The BBC understands a relative found the bodies at the property in Provost Street, Fordingbridge.

A worker at local solicitors firm Jacksons said she believed a family lived at the house. Police were called at 1120 BST and a cordon was set up.

A senior police officer told BBC News that the bodies remain in the house while a full search and forensic examination of the property continue.

'Big shock'

Eyewitnesses said there were eight police cars and three ambulances at the scene earlier.

Adam Crew, from the Ship Inn pub, said: "I've had people coming in talking about it but no-one knows much details about it yet.

"Fordingbridge is just a quiet rural town so this is a big shock for everyone to hear that bodies have been found."

Hampshire police said more details were due to be released later.

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-10763415