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| Hinckley deaths: Two-minute silences for dead brothers | |
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| Two children who were found dead at their Leicestershire home along with their father have been remembered with two-minute silences. | |
| Youngsters from Hinckley Rugby Football Club and Hinckley AFC remembered their fellow players Adam Stokes, 11, and his brother Matthew, 5. | Youngsters from Hinckley Rugby Football Club and Hinckley AFC remembered their fellow players Adam Stokes, 11, and his brother Matthew, 5. |
| Police found the boys dead at the house in Hinckley early on Wednesday after being called to a disturbance. | Police found the boys dead at the house in Hinckley early on Wednesday after being called to a disturbance. |
| Their father David Stokes, 43, was found dead from a stab wound. | Their father David Stokes, 43, was found dead from a stab wound. |
| The children's mother, Sally Stokes, was injured at the house in Welwyn Road and taken to hospital. | The children's mother, Sally Stokes, was injured at the house in Welwyn Road and taken to hospital. |
| A minute's silence was also held for the family at St Mary's Church in Hinckley. | A minute's silence was also held for the family at St Mary's Church in Hinckley. |
| Richard Spalding, whose son was close friends with Adam, said he "spent hours on the touchline often talking and playing with Matthew" as he watched his big brother play rugby. | Richard Spalding, whose son was close friends with Adam, said he "spent hours on the touchline often talking and playing with Matthew" as he watched his big brother play rugby. |
| Mr Spalding has set up a £5,000 fundraising campaign, for a memorial for the community, with any remaining funds will be used to assist the family. | Mr Spalding has set up a £5,000 fundraising campaign, for a memorial for the community, with any remaining funds will be used to assist the family. |
| "Our son feels a hole in his life and wishes to do something positive to help fill it in memory of the boys," he said. | "Our son feels a hole in his life and wishes to do something positive to help fill it in memory of the boys," he said. |
| Police said the boys' causes of death have not yet been "conclusively ascertained". | Police said the boys' causes of death have not yet been "conclusively ascertained". |
| The rugby club said Adam was "a pleasure to teach the game of rugby" and would be "greatly missed". | The rugby club said Adam was "a pleasure to teach the game of rugby" and would be "greatly missed". |
| "He was very well mannered, polite and a fantastic team player," it said in a statement. | "He was very well mannered, polite and a fantastic team player," it said in a statement. |
| "All our thoughts are with Adam's family and close friends as they struggle to come to terms with this tragedy." | "All our thoughts are with Adam's family and close friends as they struggle to come to terms with this tragedy." |
| Officers called to the house initially found Mr Stokes, who was pronounced dead at the scene. | Officers called to the house initially found Mr Stokes, who was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The children's bodies were then found during a search. | The children's bodies were then found during a search. |