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| Birmingham dad Mohammed Endris charged with murder of his children | Birmingham dad Mohammed Endris charged with murder of his children |
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| A father has been charged with murdering his two young children who died after a house fire. | A father has been charged with murdering his two young children who died after a house fire. |
| Eight-year-old Saros Endris and his sister Leanor, six, died following the blaze at their home in Hamstead, Birmingham, on 28 October. | Eight-year-old Saros Endris and his sister Leanor, six, died following the blaze at their home in Hamstead, Birmingham, on 28 October. |
| Mohammed Endris, 46, was found with life-threatening injuries in a fire-damaged car in Staffordshire the same day. He was arrested in November. | Mohammed Endris, 46, was found with life-threatening injuries in a fire-damaged car in Staffordshire the same day. He was arrested in November. |
| Police said he was charged on Tuesday after his recent release from hospital. | Police said he was charged on Tuesday after his recent release from hospital. |
| More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country | More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country |
| He is also accused of the attempted murder of the children's mother Penil Teklehaimanot, West Midlands Police said. | He is also accused of the attempted murder of the children's mother Penil Teklehaimanot, West Midlands Police said. |
| The siblings were pronounced dead at hospital after they were found at their home in Holland Road. | The siblings were pronounced dead at hospital after they were found at their home in Holland Road. |
| Post-mortem examinations were carried out and forensic tests are ongoing to establish the cause of death, police added. | |
| Mr Endris, also of Holland Road, is due before magistrates in Walsall later. | Mr Endris, also of Holland Road, is due before magistrates in Walsall later. |