A murder investigation has been launched after the bodies of two children and a woman found at an address in outer London.
At this stage the deaths of the children are being treated as murders, while police are not treating the death of the woman as suspicious.
The 33-year-old woman and two boys, one aged five years and the other seven months, were found at 5.20pm on Thursday at a property in Kenton, near Harrow.
Police are thought to be treating it as a murder-suicide.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Service said: "Officers were called at approximately 1720hrs on Thursday, 9 January by London Ambulance Service to an address in Woodgrange Close, HA3, to reports of a woman and two children with injuries.
"When officers arrived, the three were pronounced dead at the scene by medical staff.
"Next of kin are aware. The post-mortem examination for the woman is due to take place at Northwick Park Mortuary at 1500hrs on Friday, 10 January.
"Further details await in relation to other post-mortem examinations.
"Officers from the Homicide and Major Crime Command investigate. Detectives are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident."
Councillor Reg Colwill, who represents Kenton ward, said: "I think everybody is the same, they are shocked at what's happened.
"If it's accurate that the woman took her own life she must have been at her wits' end and didn't ask for help, or didn't get the help she asked for. It's two young children, it's very sad."
He said he will ask residents in the road if they want counselling.
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