Man found dead alongside young girls, woman

An emergency 999 call was made by a man from the address where four people were found dead but police failed to respond, it has emerged.

Officers discovered the bodies, including a father and two young girls, believed to be his daughters, more than an hour later at around 7.15am on Friday after forcing their way into the property in Allan Bedford Crescent, Costessey, near Norwich.

They had been alerted by a member of the public, who was concerned for the welfare of the people inside, shortly before 7am.

The Norfolk force has referred itself to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog in relation to the 6am call “to which police resources were not deployed”.

Police had already contacted the IOPC over the incident because officers attended the property on 14 December last year in relation to a missing person inquiry.

The 45-year-old man found dead at the address has been named as Bartlomiej Kuczynski.

Alongside him were two young girls and a 36-year-old woman, said to be part of the same family.