Norfolk Police did not respond to 999 call before father and daughters found dead

Police failed to attend a 999 call from a home where four people including a father and his two daughters were found dead just over an hour later.

Norfolk Police has referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) after they were called at 6am by a man at the house in Costessey, near Norwich, but officers were not sent.

Officers arrived at around 7.15am and forced entry into the home in Allan Bedford Crescent where they found the bodies of two young girls, a 45-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman.

Their arrival came after a member of the public called police to raise concerns for the welfare of the people inside.

The man who died has been named locally as Bartlomiej Kuczynski. His two daughters were also found dead.

Norfolk Police said Mr Kuczynski and two children lived at the address, but the woman was visiting and lived elsewhere. All four were found with injuries.

Police say the deaths were an “isolated incident.”

A referral had already been made to the IOPC over police contact at the home on 14 December relating to a missing person enquiry.

Norfolk Police said uniformed officers would be on the estate throughout the day.

A police cordon remains in place and forensic investigations are continuing inside the property.

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Burgess, from the Norfolk and Suffolk major investigation team, said: “We’ve had a heavy police presence in the area since yesterday morning and there’s understandably concern in the local community.

“However, their help and support in the investigation has been unwavering and on behalf of everyone involved in this devastating incident, we’re extremely grateful for that.

“Today, the focus of our inquiries remains at the address and we’re examining local CCTV.

“While we’re still piecing together what’s happened, at this stage we remain satisfied that this is an isolated incident.”

(This story is being updated)