Mother and four children found dead in West Brookfield home
March 2, 2018 by admin
Filed under Choosing Lingerie
WEST BROOKFIELD — Four children and a mother were found dead inside a home on Old Warren Road in West Brookfield Thursday, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the case.
The official said the victims had suffered from “burn type” injuries when their bodies were discovered. The official requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the case.
Another official briefed on the case said a police officer found the bodies after a man who lives at the residence called police and requested a well-being check.
The man told police he was calling from California, the official said.
Police saw evidence that several fires had been lit at the home, but the fires burned out on their own, the official said.
Authorities were waiting Thursday night for a search warrant to enter the home and process the crime scene, the law enforcement official said.
Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. is leading the investigation. His office could not be reached for comment.
A large crime scene was established around the white, single-story home, which is surrounded by woods in a neighborhood off Route 9. The Central Massachusetts town is located about 20 miles west of Worcester.
Yellow police tape was stretched from utility poles to trees outside the home and dangled from the legs of a picnic table. Flood lights lit the yard of the home, while ambulances and police and fire department vehicles lined Old Warren Road and overflowed into the parking lot of Northeast Pizza across the street.
West Brookfield Police, the state fire marshal’s office and Massachusetts State Police deferred comment to Early’s office.
Local and State Police responded to a “major incident” on Old Warren Road, West Brookfield police tweeted around 5:30 p.m. The road, located between Route 9 and Laurel Street, was closed to traffic.
The police activity drew several residents to the scene.
Sandi Wenzel, who lives about a quarter of a mile away, said she was saddened to learn of the grim discovery inside the home.
“I used to see the little girls get off the bus and they were adorable,” she said by telephone Thursday night. “It’s horrible.”
