An accountant's wife is thought to have murdered her two young boys before killing herself in her family home.
The 33-year-old mother and her two sons - a five-year-old boy and his seven-month-old brother - were all found dead in the family home in Harrow, north-west London.
Neighbours said that a Sri Lankan mother, who has an accountant husband, lived in the property.
Murder investigation: Police stand guard outside the property in Harrow, north-west London, this afternoon as a murder investigation gets underway
All three people were discovered dead last night after police officers entered the property at 5.20pm.
An elderly man who lives near the house said a family had only recently moved in to the address.
Peter Wood said police were standing guard outside the property in Woodgrange Close, Harrow, but he had never spoken to the victims.
He said: 'They have not been here long and I have never even spoken to them.
'There are police outside. I don't even know where they come from.'
Murder investigation: A forensic officer is seen at the property today as police investigate the deaths of two young boys and their mother
The children's deaths are being treated as murder while the woman's death is not being treated as suspicious and detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident, Scotland Yard said.
Police said officers were called by London Ambulance Service to the address following reports of a woman and two children with injuries.
When they arrived, the three were pronounced dead by medical staff. Next of kin are aware, Scotland Yard said.
A post-mortem examination on the woman is due to take place at Northwick Park Mortuary at 3pm today, with further details relating to other post-mortem examinations yet to be announced.
Murder investigation: A 33-year-old woman, a five-year-old boy and a seven-month-old baby were found dead in a property in this road in Harrow, north-west London
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said: 'Officers were called at approximately 1720hrs on Thursday, 9 January by London Ambulance Service to an address in Brent to reports of a woman and two children with injuries.
'When officers arrived, the three were pronounced dead at the scene by medical staff.
'The deaths of the two children are being treated as murder; the woman's death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage.
'Detectives are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.'
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