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Woman and five-year-old found dead at bottom of Beachy Head cliffs

The bodies of a woman and her child have been found at the bottom of cliffs at Beachy Head: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The bodies of a woman and her child have been found at the bottom of cliffs at Beachy Head: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The bodies of a woman and a five-year-old child have been found at Beachy Head, Sussex Police confirmed.

They were discovered at the foot of cliffs near Eastbourne around 7am on Monday.

Police have yet to identify the bodies but they are believed to be those of a 42-year-old woman and her young son from Maidstone in Kent, police said.

A spokesman added: “The deaths are not being treated as suspicious.

“Enquiries are at an early stage and no further information is available at this time.”

The discovery comes after three bodies were found at the foot of the cliffs near Eastbourne on Wednesday. Police said none of those deaths were linked.

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