An adult and child were found dead inside a terraced house in South Wales yesterday, police have revealed.

Officers were called to the address in the village of Troedyrhiw, near Merthyr Tydfil, at 4.20pm, where the two bodies were found.

South Wales Police cordoned off the area and carried out house-to-house enquiries. However, no further details have been released.

Borough councillor Gareth Lewis said: "All we know is that a child and somebody else, perhaps a young adult, have lost their lives.

"It is a very close-knit community, the people are very nice and will help the police as much as possible with their inquiry.

"The information started to spread online, and it will have a big impact on this community and its people."

Troedyrhiw is part of an old coal mining area, which Mr Lewis described as a "typical, traditional Valleys community".

* How our sister website WalesOnline is reporting the story .