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Police today launched a murder investigation after a family of four and their pet dog were found dead at their home in a picturesque West Sussex village.

The killing toll during the coronavirus lockdown is now at nine, after the bodies of two adults and two children were discovered in Woodmancote on Sunday evening.

Sussex Police went to the home at 6.45pm on Sunday after receiving a call raising a welfare concern for the residents. All of them were pronounced dead at the scene.

The victims are also all believed to be from the same family, and it is currently being treated as a murder probe, amid suspicions over a possible murder-suicide. Police have confirmed they are not seeking anyone else in connection with the deaths.

The Sussex murders were the latest in a string of cases at the weekend at the end of Britain's first week on lockdown, following concerns raised when the measures were imposed last Monday of an increase in domestic violence and mental health issues.