An 11-year-old girl found dead had been missing from school for four days, but seen playing with her mother two days before her and her family’s bodies were found, it has emerged.
Michal and Monika Wlodarcyzk, both 39, were found dead at an address in Hounslow alongside their children Maja, 11, and three-year-old Dawid.
Police were called just after 3pm on Friday to concerns over occupants of a house in Staines Road, Bedfont, Hounslow, Metropolitan Police said.
Officers forced their way into the home on Saturday and found the bodies of the four inside.
Teachers at Southville Primary School, where Maja attended, apparently asked pupils whether they knew of he girl’s whereabouts when she failed to turn up for classes four days running.
Parents of Maja’s classmates allege the teacher contacted police.
A neighbour whose son was a classmate of Maja said that Maja had not gone to school since Monday, which was unusual for her.
The unnamed mother said: ‘I know the family, I was each day going to school, the daughter would go in front of me – my son is in the same school, same class.
‘My son said that Monday she had gone to school and she went with him, Tuesday she didn’t come,’ she told DailyMail.
‘Wednesday and Thursday she didn’t come, we had a course where people were outside of school but she didn’t come to school. She went only Monday. The school have activities outside school so it was outside.
‘My son said that he had a conversation with some staff in school about why she didn’t come, they said that they were going to call the family or something.
‘Staff in school had that conversation, they talked about her and why she didn’t come. In the WhatsApp with the children, my son is in it, they all talk about school. They talked about Maja. My son he feels really scared.
‘I don’t know if [the school] called the police. They said tomorrow there would be an event about it, what’s happening. I am so worried, I couldn’t sleep yesterday night thinking of the children, thinking how can this situation happen with children.
‘In Year 5 when they would leave for school she would go with my son, the same way.
Chief Superintendent Sean Wilson, policing commander in west London, said at the scene: ‘I believe we know who they are – four members of the same family – however, urgent enquiries are ongoing to locate and inform their next of kin and it would be inappropriate for me to name them at this time.
‘Post-mortem examinations are now being arranged.’
Forensic investigators arrived at the flat in Hounslow and could be seen gathered around the entrance to the building, with some wearing face masks and gloves.
Chief Superintendent Wilson said on Saturday: ‘Our investigation is at a very early stage, and based on our initial inquiries, we are not currently seeking anybody else in connection with the incident.’
