The deaths of a woman - who has been named locally - and child in a house in South Wales are being treated as "unexplained", according to police.
Officers found the bodies of Joanne Thomas and a baby after being called to the property in Church Street in Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, at around 4.20pm.
One neighbour told Sky News that social services had been knocking at Ms Thomas' door in the afternoon before they entered to find the pair.
Locals said Ms Thomas, who had not been seen for several weeks, was in her late 20s and the child was about four-months-old.
Julia Jenkins told Sky News: "When I arrived home it was just a few people in the street and then 10 minutes later a police car arrived and then an ambulance, and thousands of people, so we didn't really know at that time what had happened."
The area has been cordoned off and house-to-house enquiries are under way.
Police have yet to confirm the age and identity of the two victims. Post-mortem examinations will be carried out over the next 24 hours to establish the cause of their deaths.
A police spokesman said: "The deaths are currently being treated as unexplained and an incident room has been set up at Cardiff Central Police Station."
Borough councillor Gareth Lewis said he found out about the deaths on Twitter and said it would be wrong to speculate on the nature of what had happened.
He said: "All we know is that a child and somebody else, perhaps a young adult, have lost their lives.
"It is a very close-knit community, the people are very nice and will help the police as much as possible with their inquiry.
"The information started to spread online, and it will have a big impact on this community and its people."
Troedyrhiw is part of an old coal mining area, which Mr Lewis described as a "typical, traditional Valleys community".
Detective Superintendent Paul Hurley, of the South Wales Police specialist crime investigations team, added: "Troedyrhiw is a close-knit community in Merthyr Tydfil and local people are obviously shocked.
"We would like to hear from anyone who has seen or heard anything suspicious or unusual in Church Street in recent weeks. The information may seem insignificant but could be important to the investigation."
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