Inquest date set after deaths of woman and nieces

An inquest into the deaths of three members of the same family found dead at their home will be held next year.

Kanticha Sukpengpanao, 36, and her nieces Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and Natasha Kuczynska, eight, died from stab wounds in Costessey, near Norwich, in January.

An inquest into their deaths will begin on 2 June 2025.

There will be a separate inquest into the death of Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, the girl's father and brother-in-law of Ms Sukpengpanao.

No date has been set for that hearing, but it should be decided at a pre-inquest review later this month.

Police were called to the house on Allan Bedford Crescent, Queen's Hills, on the morning of 19 January.

Post-mortem examinations found Ms Sukpengpanao, Jasmin and Natasha died of knife wounds to the neck.

Mr Kuczynski, who was living in the house with the girls, also died of a single stab wound to the neck.

Norfolk Police has previously said the deaths of the woman and two children were being treated as murder, while Mr Kuczynski's was not suspicious.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating after the force referred itself over its failure to respond to an initial call to the property.

The IOPC has since issued a gross misconduct notice to a member of the force's civilian staff.

No release date has yet been set for its report.

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