Everything we know so far after four people were found dead inside Norwich home
Four people - a dad, his two young girls and their aunt - were tragically found dead in a house in Norwich.
Police had to force their way into a home in Costessey, Norfolk, after receiving a call from a member of the public shortly before 7am on Friday January 19.
There had been a previous 999 call from the same house which officers hadn’t attended, but when they eventually got into the home they found the bodies of Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, Kanticha Sukpengpanao, 36, Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and Natasha Kuczynska, nine.
Bartlomiej was the dad of Jasmin and Natasha, and Kanticha was his sister-in-law who had been visiting over from Thailand. A Home Office post-mortem examination found that Kanticha died of multiple stab wounds to the neck, whilst Bartlomiej died of a single stab wound to the neck.
A post-mortem on the two young girls is being carried out today and detectives confirmed that they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident. The local community was left reeling by the deaths, as was one of Kanticha’s friends who spoke to the Mirror following her death, and there remains a number of unanswered question over the tragedy.
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December 14 - In the days before Christmas, a missing person enquiry was made from the address in Costessey about Bartlomiej. Police had contact with the family and this is one of the two incidents it referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. It is believed that drones were deployed in the search and the dad was found.
December - Sometime over December it is believed, Bartlomiej missed a mental health assessment. The exact date is unclear but the dad missed the emergency mental health assessment just weeks before he was found dead.
Kanticha had flown out on December 27 (Facebook)The father of two was taken to hospital for an emergency mental health assessment but was able to leave the site in Colney, Norfolk, unescorted before it was carried out. Neighbours also said Mr Kuczynski had mental health problems for months and had asked for help, although they didn’t know if he had engaged with mental health services.
December 27 - Kanticha arrived in the UK, to stay with her sister’s family. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, one of her best pals Naty Wathanakul revealed she had been due to fly home at some point next month.
She described her shock and 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. I wasn't expecting that my friend wouldn't be able to come back alive. She was just a petite woman, I can't believe this happened to her. It was too cruel to handle, I was crying."
Bartlomiej Kuczynski and his two daughters (Facebook)Naty said Kanticha had 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."
January 19, just before 6am - The first 999 call was made from the house in Costessey, but no officers responded. The call was thought to have been made by Bartlomiej and the force subsequently referred itself to the IOPC.
During the call, it is believed that a man “expressed concerns for his own mental state”. Charmaine Arbouin, IOPC regional director, said: "Norfolk Constabulary established that the man had made a 999 call to the force shortly before 6am on January 19. During that call the man expressed concerns for his own mental state saying he was confused.
Officers set up a cordon along the street after the tragic discovery (Getty Images)"He was advised to seek medical advice and police did not attend."
January 19 - Around an hour later, a second 999 call was made by a dog walker expressing concern for the occupants of the house. Police attended this and had to force their way into the house. Once inside, they found the body of the four people, and investigations began.
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Ms Arbouin added: "At around 7am the force received a call from a dog walker concerned for the welfare of those within the home. Officers attended shortly after and, tragically, found the man, a woman, and two children dead."
January 20 - The next day, Norfolk Police referred itself to the IOPC over the missing persons enquiry and first 999 call - that went unresponded to.
Tributes left for the four who died at the house in Costessey (PA)In the update police issued that day, it also confirmed that it wasn't looking for anyone else as a part of the investigation and had additional patrols in the area.
January 21 - The next update came after the Home Office post-mortems for Bartlomiej and Kanticha. It was confirmed that the sister-in-law had died of multiple stab wounds and Bartlomiej of a single stab wound - both to the neck.
January 22 - Norfolk Police chief constable Paul Sanford issued a statement saying the force would be “open and transparent” with the IOPC investigation.
Mr Sanford said: “This is a tragic and horrific incident and my thoughts, and that of the entire constabulary, remain with the family of those involved. I’m aware this incident has also caused great upset and shock in Costessey, the wider community and beyond.
“Following the identification of the earlier 999 call, the constabulary referred itself to the IOPC who will now investigate. It is because of this process that I choose my words carefully; not because I don’t want to be open and honest, but because I have a duty to protect the integrity of any investigation that needs to follow.
“It will be for this investigation to identify and consider the circumstances and to consider if there were any issues with the response. I know the family and the public will rightly want to know whether there was an ability to prevent this tragedy, and this is a question that must be answered.
“However, at this stage, I cannot answer that question. What I can say is that we will be open and honest in the days, weeks, and months ahead, to get the answers to this question. There will, of course, also be an inquest that will review the wider circumstances surrounding the deaths and the involvement of the police and other agencies.
"We have thousands of interactions with the public every single day, on the phone and in person. It’s only right that when there are questions about our response, they are properly investigated, and I fully support and welcome this scrutiny.
“I will not wait for the outcome of this investigation to review our working practices and that process has started. Furthermore, the constabulary is currently undergoing a routine inspection by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. That inspection includes an assessment of our response to 999 calls.
“Today, I have asked the Inspectorate to consider undertaking a deeper review than the robust inspection already planned, to provide the reassurance that the public and I need in our response to emergency calls.”
January 23 - Yesterday police confirmed the names of the four family members in the home, aligning with previous reports including from the Mirror.
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