Missing boy, 7, is found drowned at home alongside his dead mother

A missing seven-year-old boy has been found drowned at home alongside his hanged mother in a suspected murder-suicide. 

Banking analyst Yulia Gokcedag, 35, and her son Timur had been reported missing to the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday 12 August.

Police grew increasingly concerned about their welfare and broke into the flat in Lockesfield Place, Tower Hamlets at 3.20am on Thursday.  

Ms Gokcedag and her son Timur were found dead inside the property, with a post-mortem giving their causes of death as hanging and drowning. 

Detectives say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with their deaths. 

Ms Gokcedag worked in banking as a data analyst, and had won awards while employed by Barclays, according to her Linkedin account. 

She gained a finance and economics degree at the Moscow Financial University before doing an academic English course at the London School of Economics. 

Inquests into the deaths are set to be held at Poplar Coroner’s Court on December 16.

The Metropolitan Police said that its directorate of professional standards (DPS) was informed.

A referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) which referred it back to the local professional standards unit which is currently investigating.

A Met spokesman said: ‘As is routine, the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) was informed.

‘A referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) who referred it back to the local professional standards unit who are currently investigating.’

An inquest has been scheduled and a file prepared for the coroner which will take place at Poplar Coroners’ Court on Wednesday, 16 December.

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