Glos Family Bodies Found
Police have discovered four bodies near Shrewsbury. They are of a Gloucestershire man and his three children. A murder investigation is underway.
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Reverend Alan Wearmouth from St John the Evangelist Church in Coleford speaking about the deaths of 35-year-old Ceri Fuller, his son Sam, 12, and two daughters, eight-year-old Rebecca and Charlotte, seven.
Book of condolence for Gloucester family
A book of condolence has been set up in St John's Church in Coleford in memory of a family whose bodies were found by a disused quarry near Shrewsbury yesterday.
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Family murder: knife found
West Mercia police have confirmed they have recovered a knife from the place where a Gloucestershire father and his three young children were discovered dead yesterday.
A murder investigation has been launched after the four bodies were discovered in a disused quarry near Shrewsbury.
The bodies are yet to be formally identified but they are believed to be 35-year-old Ceri Fuller, his son Sam, 12, and two daughters, eight-year-old Rebecca and Charlotte, 7.
The four went missing from their home in Gloucestershire last week.
Flowers and cards left in tribute at school
Three Gloucestershire children were discovered dead with their father near Shrewsbury yesterday
Read the full storyWest Mercia Police launch murder investigation
West Mercia Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of a man and three children were found in a disused quarry in Shropshire.
The bodies were discovered at around 10am today in an old quarry within a wooded area at Poles Coppice on Pontesbury Hill, about nine miles west of Shrewsbury.
Although formal identification has yet to take place, it's believed the man is 35-year-old Ceri Fuller and the children, his son Sam (12) and daughters Rebecca (8) and Charlotte (7).
The four went missing from their home in Gloucestershire last week.
We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. Although the investigation is in its early stages it appears to be a tragic family situation.
The discovery follows an appeal over the weekend by Gloucestershire Constabulary to trace Mr Fuller and his three children and West Mercia Police are liaising closely with our colleagues in Gloucestershire.
The four bodies were found within 30 or 40 yards of each other. At this stage, we are not saying if a weapon is thought to have been used or if any weapon has been recovered.
– Neil Jamieson, Detective Chief Inspector, West Mercia PoliceIn particular, we are anxious to trace the movements of a red Land Rover Freelander estate, registration CK51 YUV, which we believe was driven by Mr Fuller.
We believe this vehicle left Gloucestershire at some point last Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning and we are anxious to establish its movements since then, especially in the Pontesbury area.
We believe it was in the Leominster area at around midday on Thursday before making its way up towards the Welshpool area later that day. We want to hear about possible sightings of the vehicle or its occupants, a man with three children.
Four deaths a results of a 'tragic family situation'
Police said the death of a Ceri Fuller and his three children appeared to be the result of a "tragic family situation."
Speaking at a press conference this evening at Shrewsbury Police station, Detective Chief Inspector Neil Jamieson said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
The bodies of 12-year-old Sam, 8-year-old Beck and seven-year-old Charlotte were found West Mercia Police this morning in a remote spot near Pontesbury in Shropshire.
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Tributes from the school
Reverend Alan Wearmouth, who is the chairman of St John's Church of England Primary School's governors, says everyone "hoped for the best, but feared the worst"
Video: The location where the four bodies were found
The bodies of three children and their father were discovered near the entrance to Poles Coppice, on Pontesbury Hill near Shrewsbury by a police officer this morning:
More reaction from the community
Rachel Annis' children attended the same school as Charlotte and Charlie.
Neighbour of family gives her reaction
Our Gloucestershire correspondent Ken Goodwin is in Milkwall near Coleford.
He spoke to Janice Ayres, who lives next door to the family: