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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 on Holland Road, 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. He appeared before magistrates on Wednesday in a hospital gown.
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He is also accused of the attempted murder of the children's mother Penil Teklehaimanot, West Midlands Police said. Mr Endris, also of Holland Road, was charged on Tuesday after his release from hospital, West Midlands Police said.
He stood in the dock at Walsall Magistrates' Court - also accused of the attempted murder of the children's mother Penil Teklehaimanot - with a bandage on his head.
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.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. Their father was remanded in custody to appear at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday.