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| Father and children dead in car | Father and children dead in car |
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| Inquiries are continuing into the deaths of two children and a man, believed to be their father, who were found in a car in an isolated valley. | |
| The man in his 50s and from Runcorn in Cheshire, has been named locally as Brian Philcox. | |
| He was found in a Land Rover with a boy, aged three and a girl, aged seven, in a beauty spot in the Conwy Valley. | |
| Police are treating the deaths of the children as suspicious but are not looking for anyone else in connection. | Police are treating the deaths of the children as suspicious but are not looking for anyone else in connection. |
| Police were alerted at about 1500 BST on Sunday by a passer-by, who found the car off a hillside road near Llanrwst on Father's Day. | Police were alerted at about 1500 BST on Sunday by a passer-by, who found the car off a hillside road near Llanrwst on Father's Day. |
| It was parked on a road leading from the A470 between Tal-y-cafn and Maenan. | It was parked on a road leading from the A470 between Tal-y-cafn and Maenan. |
| Police have sealed off the scene while examinations continue | Police have sealed off the scene while examinations continue |
| A police spokeswoman said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths and the next-of-kin had been informed. | |
| Det Ch Insp Wayne Jones from North Wales Police said the children and the man found dead in the car had been reported missing on Saturday night and police in Cheshire had been looking for them. | Det Ch Insp Wayne Jones from North Wales Police said the children and the man found dead in the car had been reported missing on Saturday night and police in Cheshire had been looking for them. |
| "Although we haven't formally confirmed the identity of the people, they are strongly believed to be a father and two children," he said. | "Although we haven't formally confirmed the identity of the people, they are strongly believed to be a father and two children," he said. |
| "Cheshire Police had been trying to locate them since Saturday evening." | "Cheshire Police had been trying to locate them since Saturday evening." |
| He said inquiries would be undertaken to establish a timeline of events in north Wales and Cheshire. | He said inquiries would be undertaken to establish a timeline of events in north Wales and Cheshire. |
| Post-mortem examinations will be held on Monday morning at Glan Clwyd Hospital in order to establish the causes of death. | |
| There had been initial concerns about a substance found around the vehicle and Army experts had been called in, but those fears were unfounded said Det Ch Insp Jones. | There had been initial concerns about a substance found around the vehicle and Army experts had been called in, but those fears were unfounded said Det Ch Insp Jones. |
| A section of the road remains cordoned off a while police examinations continue, the force said. | A section of the road remains cordoned off a while police examinations continue, the force said. |
| They have also conducted house-to-house inquiries. | They have also conducted house-to-house inquiries. |
| The Land Rover has been taken from the scene to St Asaph and will be subject to further forensic examinations by experts. | The Land Rover has been taken from the scene to St Asaph and will be subject to further forensic examinations by experts. |