Residents shocked and worried after bodies of man and woman found in Halesowen flat
Residents in a quiet street have spoken of their shock and worries after the bodies of two people were found on Friday.
The bodies of a man and a woman were found in a flat in Bournebrook Crescent, Halesowen, early on Friday morning. Police officers remained at the scene throughout the day after receiving a concern for welfare call at 6.40am,
Three days later, the scene was eerily quiet, with two boarded up windows on the ground-floor flat next to the M5 the only reminder of what had happened.
People living and visiting Bournebrook Crescent on Monday were still taking in what had happened on the road, with one man, who didn’t want to be named, saying that he feared for the future for his daughter.
He said: “I’d seen the police and other services here on Friday, but I didn’t know what had happened until today as the police wouldn’t say anything.
“It’s very shocking and I hope it wasn’t something that could put all of us at risk, so I do worry about what could happen to me and my daughter.
“I didn’t know the two people who lived in the flat, but I know nothing like this has happened around here before as it’s a very quiet area.”
Two health workers were visiting the area to give care to a resident of another flat and said they were shocked at the news at what had happened.
They said: “We were told about what happened this morning by someone in the flats we’re visiting.
“It’s dreadful news as we’ve been working around here for ages and never seen anything like this happen before.”
It was still not known how old the man and woman were and their identities had not been revealed by West Midlands Police by Monday.
Post mortems are due to take place on Tuesday to establish the cause of death for both people.
On Friday the police were unable to say whether officers believe anybody else was involved but Detective Inspector Laura Harrison said there was not thought to be any risk to the public.
“An investigation is underway to find out what has taken place," she said.
“No doubt this will come as a huge shock to neighbours and the local community.
"But we believe this is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the wider public.”
