Man and woman found dead at house

Police have cordoned off the scene

A man has been arrested after two bodies were discovered in a house in south Liverpool.

The man and woman, believed to be in their late 50s or early 60s, were found at a house in Redington Road, Allerton, on Tuesday afternoon.

Merseyside Police, who were called to the scene by a member of the public, have cordoned off the house and are conducting house-to-house inquiries.

A 35-year-old man who was arrested at the scene is being questioned.

Officers are forbidding anyone from entering the street except for residents and forensic officers have been called to the house.

Police are also searching a footpath that runs behind the back of the estate.

Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies to determine the cause of death.

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