A woman and a baby have been found dead at a house, police have said.
Cumbria Constabulary said it was called to an address in Whitehaven at 2.52pm on December 30 to concerns for the welfare of a woman.
Upon arrival, officers made the grim discovery of the bodies of a one-year-old child and a woman in her twenties.
A spokesman for the force said police were not treating the deaths as suspicious.
The coroner has been contacted in relation to the deaths, reports say.
A spokesperson for Cumbria Constabulary said: "Police attended an address in Wellington Row, Whitehaven, after being made aware at 2.52pm on December 30 of a concern for the welfare of a woman.
"Sadly, two people were found deceased in the address - a woman in her twenties and a one-year-old child.
"There are no suspicious circumstances at this time. The coroner has been contacted."
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