A 52-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of murder as forensic teams examined the victims’ property.
16 December 2022
The victims of a suspected triple murder in Northamptonshire are believed to be an NHS nurse and her two young children, aged four and six, police have said.
Northamptonshire Police said a 52-year-old man continues to be questioned in connection with the deaths in Kettering on Thursday.
Officers and ambulance crews were called at 11.15am to Petherton Court. where a woman and two children were found with serious injuries and later died.
Northamptonshire Police said in a statement: “Formal identification is yet to take place however the woman is believed to be 35-year-old Anju Asok, and the two children – Jeeva Saju, aged 6, and Janvi Saju, aged 4.
“A man arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the incident remains in police custody being questioned by detectives.”
Police confirmed that Anju was a staff nurse at Kettering General Hospital.
The hospital chief executive, Deborah Needham, said in a statement: “Yesterday we received the extremely upsetting news that one of our colleagues had died in circumstances being investigated by Northamptonshire Police.
“Anju Asok was an internationally trained nurse who joined our KGH family in 2021 and predominantly worked on Barnwell B – one of our Orthopaedic wards.
“She was a committed and compassionate staff nurse, who was loved and respected by her dear friends and colleagues.
“All our thoughts are with her friends and family as they come to terms with this sudden loss.”
The hospital is offering appropriate professional support to her colleagues.
