01/10/2010

Suspected Chemical Suicide In Putney

Police in London have resumed their investigation into the deaths of two women.

The bodies of two females, in their 20s, were found in a flat in Putney on Thursday.

The deaths are being treated as a suspected chemical suicide.

The scene is completely sealed off and a sign warns of a "health hazard".

The identities of the deceased women have not yet been released but it is understood the owner of the property originates from Somalia.

A neighbour claimed she was a loner who was obsessed with suicide.

The deaths come ten days after a man and woman were found in a car in Essex.

The tragedy is thought to be the first chemical suicide of its kind in Britain.

(BMcN/GK)

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