South Bank inquiry: Two women found dead and four people arrested

Forensics are working at a flat in South Bank, on Teesside after two women were found dead. Credit: Gazette Media Syndication

Police are investigating after two women were found dead in two separate flats on Teesside.

Cleveland Police were called to two incidents in South Bank on Monday 18 September and Tuesday 19 September where the bodies of two women were found. Formal identification is yet to take place.

A police cordon remains in place outside a block of flats in Ajax Way and officers are also stationed outside flats in South Terrace, which is several streets away.

The deaths are currently being treated as unexplained with enquiries continuing. Two men aged 47 and two women aged 39 and 43 have been arrested at this time.

Forensic officers are working at the scene of a flat in Ajax Way, South Bank. Credit: Gazette Media Syndication

A Cleveland Police statement said: "Police were called to a property in Ajax Way in South Bank on the evening of Monday 18 September following concerns for an occupant of the address.

"Sadly, the body of a woman was found inside the building.

"Around 10:30am on Tuesday 19 September officers were called to a report of a sudden death at a property on South Court in South Bank where a second woman had passed away.

"Enquiries into both deaths are continuing and, at this time, police are treating the deaths as unexplained.

"Whilst formal identification has not yet taken place, the families of the two women have been informed.

"Two men aged 47 and two women aged 39 and 43 have been arrested at this time. All remain in police custody.

"A number of officers are in and around the area conducting enquiries and providing a reassuring presence."

Cordons are in place outside two properties in South Terrace, South Bank. Credit: Gazette Media Syndication

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