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| Sheffield 'incident': 'Rescued' children leave hospital | Sheffield 'incident': 'Rescued' children leave hospital |
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| Four children "rescued" from a house in Sheffield in the same incident in which two boys died have been released from hospital, police said. | |
| South Yorkshire Police said they received "reports of concerns for safety" of people at an address in Shiregreen at 07:30 BST on Friday. | South Yorkshire Police said they received "reports of concerns for safety" of people at an address in Shiregreen at 07:30 BST on Friday. |
| Six children were taken to hospital but the boys, aged 13 and 14, died. | Six children were taken to hospital but the boys, aged 13 and 14, died. |
| A 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder. | A 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
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| Four more children, aged seven months, three, 10 and 11, received treatment at hospital. Police said they were now fit enough to be discharged. | Four more children, aged seven months, three, 10 and 11, received treatment at hospital. Police said they were now fit enough to be discharged. |
| The children cannot be identified for legal reasons. | The children cannot be identified for legal reasons. |
| Floral tributes and balloons have been left at the scene. | Floral tributes and balloons have been left at the scene. |
| South Yorkshire Police said extra officers were patrolling the area to reassure people, although police stressed it was an "isolated incident" with no wider threat to the community. | South Yorkshire Police said extra officers were patrolling the area to reassure people, although police stressed it was an "isolated incident" with no wider threat to the community. |
| Supt Paul McCurry said officers were not looking for anybody else in relation to the deaths, and urged people to be "mindful" of speculating online. | Supt Paul McCurry said officers were not looking for anybody else in relation to the deaths, and urged people to be "mindful" of speculating online. |
| Post-mortem tests on the boys who died had been due to take place on Friday. | Post-mortem tests on the boys who died had been due to take place on Friday. |
| Neighbours reported seeing more than a dozen police cars in the street on Friday morning, and Yorkshire Air Ambulance confirmed it had landed in the playground of a nearby school. | Neighbours reported seeing more than a dozen police cars in the street on Friday morning, and Yorkshire Air Ambulance confirmed it had landed in the playground of a nearby school. |
| Gill Furniss, Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, has said she is "deeply saddened by the tragic incident". | Gill Furniss, Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, has said she is "deeply saddened by the tragic incident". |
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