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Tributes to 'lovely' teenage mother and toddler son after deaths at Ipswich house

A 17-year-old boy is arrested after Kia Russell and her son Kamari were discovered at a semi-detached property in Ipswich.

Kia Russell and her son Kamari
Image: Kia Russell and her son were found at the property on Wednesday afternoon
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Neighbours have paid tribute to a "lovely" teenage mother and her toddler son after their sudden deaths at a house in Ipswich.

Kia Russell, 19, and her two-year-old Kamari were discovered at the semi-detached property on Wednesday afternoon.

A police officer stands outside the house where the bodies were found
Image: Police outside the house in Ipswich

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested "as a result of subsequent enquires connected to the investigation", Suffolk Police said.

It is understood he has not been detained on suspicion of murder or manslaughter.

A forensics investigator outside a property on Swinburne Road, Ipswich following the sudden deaths of a woman and young child
Image: Forensic experts have also been at the property

Former neighbour Lisa Horne, 39, placed flowers outside the house and described Ms Russell as "lovely".

Ms Horne said: "Every time we were out here she was polite.

"She was lovely. She never had any issues and was quiet.

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Former neighbour Lisa Horne described Ms Russell was 'lovely'
Image: Former neighbour Lisa Horne described Ms Russell as 'lovely'

"I just feel at a loss, at such a young age for both of them, no life at all really."

Another woman, who left a bouquet for Ms Russell, said: "She was just a lovely girl. Just a lovely, bubbly girl, always giggling."

A woman, whose sister was friends with Ms Russell at school, said she was "always happy", adding: "She was a good mum, a very good mum."

A police officer stands outside the house where the bodies were found
Image: Police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward

Reverend Mary Sokanovic said: "It's absolutely distressing. There aren't words for it."

Describing the area, she said: "It's a very mixed and varied parish with all sorts of people living here, all sorts of people striving to make a good life and doing the best they can.

"The same as many communities, there's people that do very well, there's people that struggle, it's a very mixed community."

The woman and child were found at an address in Swinburne Road, Ipswich
Image: Ms Russell's son was treated by paramedics but died at the scene

A police officer stood outside the property in Swinburne Road on Thursday, as flowers were laid beside the garden gate.

Suffolk Police were called by the ambulance service to reports that a woman's body had been discovered in a property at 5pm on Wednesday.

The force said a young child was also found at the address and was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

Their next of kin have been informed.

Police have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.