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Pair charged with murder after two children die in Sheffield | Pair charged with murder after two children die in Sheffield |
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Police investigating the deaths of two children following a “serious incident” at a property in Sheffield on Friday say two people have been charged with criminal offences. | |
A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenage boys died and four other children were taken to hospital for treatment. | A man and a woman were arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenage boys died and four other children were taken to hospital for treatment. |
The incident is still shrouded in mystery and South Yorkshire police have taken the highly unusual step of not saying what the alleged criminal offences are. | |
Two boys, aged 13 and 14, died after the incident. | Two boys, aged 13 and 14, died after the incident. |
Four other children, aged 11, 10, three, and seven months were treated in hospital. | Four other children, aged 11, 10, three, and seven months were treated in hospital. |
Police said they were called at 7.30am on Friday to a house in Shiregreen. The home is believed to be a three-bedroom property and locals said emergency vehicles inundated the area. | Police said they were called at 7.30am on Friday to a house in Shiregreen. The home is believed to be a three-bedroom property and locals said emergency vehicles inundated the area. |
Six children were taken to hospital by road and also by the Yorkshire air ambulance. The helicopter landed on playing fields of a nearby school, Hartley Brook primary academy. | |
Police have not said what caused the deaths of the two teenage boys, nor what caused the other children to be hospitalised. | Police have not said what caused the deaths of the two teenage boys, nor what caused the other children to be hospitalised. |
On Friday, DCI Simon Palmer said: “A 37-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody at this time.” | |
Police have said the incident was not a shooting and that their inquiries were continuing, although they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. | |
On Saturday, police said that “four children rescued from a house in Shiregreen” were released from hospital. | On Saturday, police said that “four children rescued from a house in Shiregreen” were released from hospital. |
Over the weekend, the Crown Prosecution Service authorised the bringing of criminal charges against two people. Police said: “Two people arrested on Friday 24 May from a house in Shiregreen have now been charged and will appear at Sheffield magistrates court on Monday 27 May.” | |
Locals have laid floral tributes at the scene in the south Yorkshire city. | Locals have laid floral tributes at the scene in the south Yorkshire city. |
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