Two bodies found in Zbiersk-Kolonia house as aggressive dogs slow police
Police and fire crews found the bodies of a 71-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man in a house in Zbiersk-Kolonia near Kalisz. Aggressive dogs inside had to be caught before officers could start work at the scene.
Discovery at a house in Zbiersk-Kolonia
Police and fire crews found two bodies in a house in Zbiersk-Kolonia, a small locality in the Kalisz district of Wielkopolska, on Thursday, 15 October. TVP Info reports that a concerned neighbour had not seen residents of the building for several days and raised the alarm. Fire crews were called after 9:00 to force the building open, and two fire units took part in the operation. Inside, responders found a woman and a man. RMF FM gives their ages as 71 and 38, while unofficial information cited by epoznan.pl puts the man at about 40 and describes the woman as a senior. Preliminary information cited by TVP Info suggests they may be a mother and son.
- Report of two bodies reaches emergency services
- Fire crews called to force the building open
Dogs slowed the response
Several aggressive dogs were in the yard and the building, and they had to be caught before officers could begin work at the scene. Epoznan.pl reports that a dog catcher was called to round them up. RMF FM says all of the animals had been caught by the time of its reporting.
Investigation
The prosecutor is working on site and securing traces, and an autopsy will be carried out. Anna Jaworska-Wojnicz, spokeswoman for the Kalisz police, said the alert came from a concerned witness and that the exact causes of death are not known yet. RMF FM, after speaking with the Kalisz municipal police, reported that for now nothing points to a criminal case or to third parties being involved.