Two 'beautiful' sisters among four found dead inside home with dad and woman
A police watchdog probe is underway after it emerged officers failed to respond to a 999 call made from a house where four were found dead.
Officers were only sent to the property after receiving a second emergency call an hour later from a member of the public who was concerned about the people inside. The four bodies were found after police broke in at 7.15am on Friday at Costessey, near Norwich.
Norfolk Police yesterday confirmed that it had referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct. Two sisters are believed to have died at the house, along with their dad and a woman.
Yesterday they were described as “beautiful girls”. They were identified locally as Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and her seven-year-old sister who attended local schools and were often seen walking around. The sisters were found dead at the semi-detached house, alongside the bodies of their father Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, and a 36-year-old woman.
A force spokesman said: “Yesterday, officers confirmed the incident had been referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC), as per standard procedure, due to police contact at the address on 14 December which related to a missing person enquiry. A second referral has been made to the IOPC today (20 January) following the identification of a 999 call made yesterday morning at 6am by a man at the address and police resources were not deployed.”
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Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and her seven-year-old sister have been named locally as the two child victims (East Anglia News Service)The force said it was carrying out additional uniformed patrols in Costessey as “detectives continue to investigate the circumstances of the incident”. The spokesman added: “A police cordon remains in place and forensic investigations will continue today inside the property. Detectives have been carrying out house to house enquiries, speaking with witnesses and are continuing to exam local CCTV footage.”
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Burgess, from the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team, said: “The focus of our enquiries remains at the address and we’re examining local CCTV. Post mortem examinations are to be held later.
Well-wishers including some crying girls left flowers in their memory beside the police cordon outside their home. Police are believed to be working on the theory that Mr Kuczynski murdered his daughters and the woman before killing himself at his family home. Detectives have confirmed that the four who died in the “isolated incident” were two girls, a man and a woman who all had injuries.
Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, was the male found dead at the scene (Bartlomiej Kuczynski/Facebook)Officers said they were from the same family and that the two girls and the man lived in the semi-detached house while the woman who died was “visiting and didn’t live at the property”. Mr Kuczynski’s Thai-born wife Nanthaka Kuczynska who was known as Nan had reportedly not been seen by neighbours for months. Others said that her sister had recently moved in to help care for the girls and Polish-born structural engineer Mr Kuczynski who had been suffering from mental health issues.
The little ones were found beside their dad (East Anglia News Service)
The bodies were found yesterday morning (East Anglia News Service)Mother-of-two Jocelyn Atienza, 50, who lives nearby said: “It is just awful. The two girls were lovely sisters and beautiful girls. They were nice girls who were a little shy. We used to see them walking around together. They would look really happy when they were out with friends. The older one would catch the bus to school, and her little sister would walk to the primary school by herself.
“Their mother was friendly and we always used to say hi hello to each other in the street, but I have not seen her around for some time. She always used to put up decorations for Halloween and Christmas outside their home, but her husband was putting up decorations instead of her last December.”
Forensic officers gather evidence at the scene (Newsquest / SWNS)Jasmin was a pupil at Taverham High School while her sister was a pupil at the Queen’s Hill Primary School on the Queen’s Hill estate where they lived. Mr Kuczynski is understood to have lived in Britain for the last 20 years after graduating from Wroclaw University of Technology in Poland. His home remained cordoned off by police yesterday as white-suited forensic officers were seen going in and out of a large white tent erected beside the front door.
The Bishop of Norwich the Right Rev Graham Usher said wanted to offer “Prayers for all impacted by this tragic news, especially the wider family and people from Costessey.” He added: “I’ve spoken to our local clergy who are offering support in the communities they serve and will be opening churches for those who want to come and pray/talk.”
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