Birmingham deaths: Mystery over man and woman found dead with 'serious injuries' in Moseley flat
Pair discovered with serious injuries in home opposite primary school, police say
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Your support makes all the difference.Mystery surrounds the deaths of a man and woman found fatally injured inside a Birmingham flat.
Their bodies were discovered after police were called to the property opposite Moseley Church of England Primary School in Oxford Road, Moseley, shortly before 5.30pm on Saturday.
The pair, both aged 28, had serious injuries and were confirmed dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said.
Police say they were known to each other but did not live at the same address.
Detectives are still investigating how the man and woman came about their injuries.
However, they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and post-mortem examinations are due to take place.
Detective Hannah Whitehouse, of West Midlands Police, said: “We are in the early stages of our investigation and still in the process of contacting the families of the deceased.
“This is a tragic incident which has resulted in the deaths of two people and we are working to understand what happened at the address last night and how they came about their injuries.”
Anyone with information who has not already spoken to an officer is asked to contact police via Live Chat at west-midlands.police.uk between 8am and midnight or call 101 any time quoting log 1862 of 9/11. Crimestoppers can also be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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