Three people have been found dead in a house, police have said.

They were related and were found inside the family home in the Old Cullybackey Road in Ballymena, County Antrim, on Monday morning.

A police spokesperson said an investigation had been launched but there was no ongoing risk to the public.

They said police would issue a further update later.

There was a police presence in the area from shortly before 11:00 BST, when police said the Old Cullybackey Road was closed, with diversions in place at the junctions of Inishowen Park and the Cullybackey Road.

North Antrim MP Jim Allister said the deaths had caused great shock in the community”

“Though details remain scant, clearly there are family and friends who have suffered huge loss,” the Traditional Unionist Voice leader said.