Murder:body of mother and seven-year-old son found at west London home

Crime reporter(wp/es):

Murder detectives are investigating after the body of a mother and her seven-year-old son were found at their home in west London. 

Police officers made the discovery at a property in The Fairway in Ruislip yesterday at around 10.50am. 

Officers had to force entry into the house after being called over welfare concerns for the boy. 

Detectives from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating with the cause of death yet to be established. 

Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of the woman, who is in her mid-30s, and the boy. 

A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: “Officers forced entry to a house in The Fairway, Ruislip following welfare concerns being raised for the occupants.

“Inside officers found the bodies of a woman in her mid 30s and a seven-year-old boy.

“Police believe they know the identity of those concerned and are in the process of informing next of kin. Formal identification awaits. 

A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place at Fulham Mortuary. At this stage the deaths are being treated as unexplained.”