Eight held over deaths of two teenage boys in Essex

Police appeal for witnesses after being called to address in Brentwood in early hours of Sunday morning

Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the deaths of two teenage boys in Essex.

Essex police said officers were called to Regency Court in Brentwood at about 1.30am on Sunday and found that three people had been injured. Despite attempts to save them, two boys died. The third victim was treated for injuries, which police said were not life-threatening.