U.K. police probe death of Ethiopian couple

Halifax Today – Police are investigating the deaths of a young mother and father whose bodies were discovered in their Leeds home in northern England. The couple, both aged 28, were discovered at a property in Beeston, on Sunday morning.

West Yorkshire Police were unable to confirm reports the couple were discovered by their 10-year-old daughter.

It is understood the deceased male was found hanged in the hallway of the property. Details of how the woman met her death have not emerged.

A police spokesman said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.

A spokesman said: “We attended an address on Waverley Garth, Beeston, just after 8am on Sunday to find the bodies of a 28-year-old man and woman.

“We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.”

It is understood the deaths are being treated as a “domestic” incident.

A neighbour said the couple came to live in Beeston four years ago.

The couple were originally from Ethiopia but have lived in Holland for the past couple of years and hold Dutch passports, it was reported in the Yorkshire Evening Post.