Police not looking for anyone else in connection with deaths of Coventry couple found dead at their luxury home

By Rochelle Barrand
1st Jul 2021, 3:34pm
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A couple found dead in their luxury home have been named locally as Sewa Badial, 87, and his wife Sukhjit, 73.

Police have confirmed that they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.

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The couple were named in media reports which added that Mr Badial had made his fortune in the Asian textile business.

Officers were called to the exclusive property in Kenilworth Road, Coventry, West Midlands, shortly before 3pm on Tuesday by ambulance colleagues after a man in his 80s was found dead in the back garden.

Police arriving at the scene at number 62, Kenrick Grange, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, June 30 2021 where a man and woman were found dead. Police are probing the mystery deaths of an elderly couple after their bodies were found at a house. See SWNS story SWMDdeaths. Officers were called by paramedics after a man, aged is his 80s, was discovered in the back garden of a property in Coventry at 3pm on Tuesday (29/6). The body of a 73-year-old woman was then found inside the address in Kenilworth Road. West Midlands Police said the pair have not been formally identified but are believed to be husband and wife. A force spokesperson added: "Detectives are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths and forensic post-mortems will take place in due course. Police arriving at the scene at number 62, Kenrick Grange, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, June 30 2021 where a man and woman were found dead. Police are probing the mystery deaths of an elderly couple after their bodies were found at a house. See SWNS story SWMDdeaths. Officers were called by paramedics after a man, aged is his 80s, was discovered in the back garden of a property in Coventry at 3pm on Tuesday (29/6). The body of a 73-year-old woman was then found inside the address in Kenilworth Road. West Midlands Police said the pair have not been formally identified but are believed to be husband and wife. A force spokesperson added: "Detectives are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths and forensic post-mortems will take place in due course.
Police arriving at the scene at number 62, Kenrick Grange, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, June 30 2021 where a man and woman were found dead. Police are probing the mystery deaths of an elderly couple after their bodies were found at a house. See SWNS story SWMDdeaths. Officers were called by paramedics after a man, aged is his 80s, was discovered in the back garden of a property in Coventry at 3pm on Tuesday (29/6). The body of a 73-year-old woman was then found inside the address in Kenilworth Road. West Midlands Police said the pair have not been formally identified but are believed to be husband and wife. A force spokesperson added: "Detectives are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths and forensic post-mortems will take place in due course.

The body of a 73-year-old woman was also found inside the address.

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West Midlands Police said in a statement: “The couple have not yet been formally identified but are believed to be husband and wife.

“Detectives are not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. Forensic post-mortems will take place in due course.

”The house has been cordoned off while inquiries continue to establish the circumstances that led to the deaths.”

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The house remained sealed off on today, July 1, while police continued with their enquiries.

Kenilworth Road is a leafy, sought-after street in Coventry where properties regularly sell for in excess of £1 million.

The deaths of the couple have sent shockwaves through the local community.