Norfolk Police confirm IDs of all four family members found dead in house
Norfolk Police have provisionally identified all four family members found dead in a house in Costessey last week.
The bodies of two young girls, a 36-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, were found in a house on Allan Bedford Crescent on Friday morning. Norfolk Police have now confirmed that they are able to publicly name all four victims, subject to formal identification taking place.
The victims have been named as Bartolmiej Kuczynski, aged 45; Kanticha Sukpengpanao, aged 36; Jasmin Kuczynska , aged 12; and Natasha Kuczynska, aged nine.
Police received a call shortly before 7am from a member of the public who raised concerns for the welfare of people inside. Officers arrived at around 7.15am and forced entry to the address and found the quartet dead inside.
Detective Chief Inspector Chris Burgess, who is leading the investigation, said: “We’ve spoken to witnesses and neighbours, carried out house-to-house enquiries, examined local CCTV and completed initial scene investigations. As a result of this, we’re not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
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“This is a tragic incident, distressing for all involved and it is clear from the reaction it’s caused a lot of shock and upset in the local community. We’ve had uniformed officers patrolling the area today and these will continue.”
Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, (left) and her younger sister were named locally as the two young girls found dead (East Anglia News Service)The incident was initially referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) yesterday due to police contact at the address on 14 December, relating to a missing person enquiry. Later, the constabulary made a second referral to the IOPC concerning a 999 call made at 6am on Friday by the man at the address, prior to the incident, which didn't result in the deployment of officers.
The IOPC is set to assess the circumstances of the call and determine the appropriate level of investigation required. A friend of Kanticha - who was the girls' aunt - previously told the Mirror she was due to fly home some point next month. The girls' mum was at work as a caretaker when the deaths were discovered, friend Naty Wathanakul said.
Describing her friend, Ms Wathanakul said: "She was very nice and caring to all friends of her, a really big supportive person, she helped everyone. We have been shocked and depressed since we knew about her death.
Police outside the home in Costessey, Norfolk (PA)"I wasn't expecting that my friend wouldn't be able to come back alive. She was just a petite woman, I cant believe this happened to her. It was too cruel to handle, I was crying."
Naty said Kanticha had previously visited the UK last June and had originally been hesitant about coming over this month for "no reason". She said: "She didn't want to go to the UK this time for no reason because she went there once or twice a year normally."
She went on to say: "She loved her nieces, I always saw their pictures together. She is a single woman, no boyfriend, no husband, that's why she spent most of her time with those lovely girls." Kanticha and her sister ran UK-based children's clothing store Malishop together.
Well-wishers including some crying girls left flowers in their memory beside the police cordon outside their home. 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.”
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