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| Man arrested over Finsbury Park toddler murder | Man arrested over Finsbury Park toddler murder |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a one-year-old boy and the attempted murder of a girl of the same age, Scotland Yard says. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a one-year-old boy and the attempted murder of a girl of the same age, Scotland Yard says. |
| Bidhya Sagar Das, 33, was wanted in connection with an incident at a flat in Finsbury Park, north London. | Bidhya Sagar Das, 33, was wanted in connection with an incident at a flat in Finsbury Park, north London. |
| The children, thought to be twins, were found at the flat with critical injuries on Saturday night. | The children, thought to be twins, were found at the flat with critical injuries on Saturday night. |
| The boy died in the early hours of Sunday morning and the girl remains in a critical condition in hospital. | The boy died in the early hours of Sunday morning and the girl remains in a critical condition in hospital. |
| Officers said they had been called to Wilberforce Road in Finsbury Park at 23:10 GMT on Saturday night by a "distraught" member of the public following a "domestic incident". | |
| One child was taken to the Royal London Hospital by air ambulance and the other by ambulance. | |
| Mr Das was arrested at 19:15 GMT on Sunday in Hackney, east London and taken to a nearby police station where he remains in custody. | |
| Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams, who is leading the investigation, said: "This is clearly a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the family of the two young children. | Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams, who is leading the investigation, said: "This is clearly a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the family of the two young children. |
| "Despite the best efforts of medical professionals a baby boy sadly died in the early hours of this morning. A baby girl currently remains in a critical condition and is receiving specialist medical care. | "Despite the best efforts of medical professionals a baby boy sadly died in the early hours of this morning. A baby girl currently remains in a critical condition and is receiving specialist medical care. |
| "Whilst we remain in the early stages of the investigation, a man has now been arrested. | "Whilst we remain in the early stages of the investigation, a man has now been arrested. |
| "I would still like to hear from anyone who may have any information regarding this terrible incident." | "I would still like to hear from anyone who may have any information regarding this terrible incident." |