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Great Baddow: Police search for missing people amid murder probe

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A cordon remains in place at the scene in Great Baddow after the alarm was raised at about midday on Friday

Police are searching for two missing people as part of a murder investigation.

A 35-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder on Friday after reports of concerns for the welfare of two people at an address in Pump Hill, Great Baddow, near Chelmsford.

Essex Police said it believes a man and a woman are unaccounted for.

Officers remain at the scene and the woman, from Chelmsford, is in custody.

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Essex Police said investigations were continuing in the area

Investigations are continuing at Great Baddow and in and around Chelmsford, the force added.

On Friday, the force said it was "making fast progress" and believed it was an isolated matter.

Anyone with information has been asked to contact Essex Police.

News imageSteve Huntley/BBC A police car parked outside a house, cordoned off by police tape. There is a blue walled tent, with white roof at the front of the house. A police officer stands next to the car.Steve Huntley/BBC
A police tent is outside a property in Great Baddow, with a cordon still in place
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