Scotland Yard yesterday, October 6, said they forced entry into the fourth-floor flat on Clayponds Lane in Brentford shorty before 1am this morning.
According to report, a three-year-old boy was found dead alongside his mother and father at their West London home after a "murder-suicide".
Officers
found Kuha Raj Sithamparanathan, 42, suffering with stab wounds as well as the
bodies of his wife Poorna Kaameshwari Sivaraj, 36, and their three-year-old son
Kailash Kuha Raj.
Kuha, 42, was
treated by paramedics but was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detective
Chief Inspector Simon Harding, from the Met's specialist crime command, said:
"Although we are in the infancy of this investigation, it appears that
Poorna and Kailash had been dead for some time.
"This is
a murder investigation and my team will work diligently to establish the
sequence of events that led to their murders and the death of Kuha Raj
Sithamparanathan.
"Our
initial enquiries have established that Poorna and Kailash had not been seen or
heard from for some time, perhaps since around September 21."
It is
believed that Kuha stabbed himself when officers entered the property.
The family's
Cockapoo dog, which they would often be seen walking, is also believed to have
been killed.
Scotland Yard
said it had been responding to concerns about the occupants' welfare.
Police
attended the address "several times" in the early hours of Monday but
did not get a reply and after speaking with other residents became increasingly
concerned and decided to try force entry, the Met said.
Shocked
neighbours earlier today recalled hearing heated arguments at the Sithamparanathans' home over the past few months.
One neighbour
who lives on the fifth floor told MailOnline: "During the lockdown I could
hear them arguing a lot.
"I could
hear her screaming at her husband, telling him to take his medicine. Then on
another occasion, he threw them out of the window, and I looked down and could
see them on the ground."
Another
neighbour added: "Things got really bad between them, especially during
the lockdown. "They are one of the
few couples with a young child in our block and you could hear the screaming at
each other, sometimes for very long periods." The couple married in Kuala Lumpar in 2015.
They owned a pet dog that is believed to have also been killed.
Jamila, who
lives in a neighbouring block said: "It's tragic. They loved their dog and
I'd see them all the time taking him out for walks. They were a lovely family
and none of this makes any sense.
"The officers told me that there was blood all over the flat and that the dog had also been killed."
Forensic
officers in protective suits were spotted entering the police cordon this
afternoon.
Next of kin
have been informed of the deaths and post-mortem examinations are scheduled to
begin on Thursday, October 8.

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