Bronson Battersby: Skegness flat burgled after bodies found

Bronson Battersby is believed to have died alone from starvation after his father suffered a heart attack

Burglars broke into the flat where a two-year-old boy and his father were earlier found dead, police have revealed.

Bronson Battersby and his 60-year-old father, Kenneth, were discovered in their basement flat in Prince Alfred Avenue, Skegness, on 9 January.

The toddler is believed to have starved to death after his dad suffered a fatal heart attack.

Lincolnshire Police said the break-in happened between the 10 and 12 January.

Mr Battersby's landlady, Maria Clifton-Plaice, told the Daily Mail she believed thieves had taken his painkillers and wallet.

The burglary happened sometime between the 10 and 12 January, Lincolnshire Police said

"I looked in the cupboard where Kenny would keep a wallet with his rent money in and it had gone," she said.

"Whoever had taken it had also taken his Tramadol medication. They'd left the packaging but the pills themselves had vanished."

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Ms Clifton-Plaice said nothing else of value, like the television, had been taken.

"It makes you despair really, how low can people stoop?" she added.

The police force said it is believed the offenders used a bedroom window to gain entry and added that its investigations were ongoing.

Lincolnshire Police's Deputy Chief Constable Julia Debenham said the actions of the force in relation to the deaths was now under investigation by a police watchdog.

"What I would like to make clear is that we did respond to information supplied to us, but for reasons of transparency we have also referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct," she said.

"This is standard procedure, and they will be undertaking their own independent investigation.

"Any speculation around the exact actions of any agencies involved at this stage is premature, though I do understand why our communities want answers as soon as possible."