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| Stoke-on-Trent: Murder arrest as children, 11 and 7, die at home | Stoke-on-Trent: Murder arrest as children, 11 and 7, die at home |
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| The children were found fatally injured at an address on Flax Street | The children were found fatally injured at an address on Flax Street |
| A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two children died at a home in Stoke-on-Trent. | A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two children died at a home in Stoke-on-Trent. |
| The boy, 11, and girl, seven, were found injured and died at the scene. | |
| Police discovered the children when they visited the house after first being called to the stabbing of a man at a car wash nearby. | Police discovered the children when they visited the house after first being called to the stabbing of a man at a car wash nearby. |
| A woman, 49, known to the children, was arrested in connection with the stabbing and then on suspicion of murder. | A woman, 49, known to the children, was arrested in connection with the stabbing and then on suspicion of murder. |
| The children were found at an address on Flax Street at about 14:15 BST on Sunday, after a call-out to the car wash on Campbell Road slightly earlier. | |
| The stabbed man, in his 40s, was treated in hospital, but has since been discharged. | The stabbed man, in his 40s, was treated in hospital, but has since been discharged. |
| Police remain at the scene of a murder investigation in Flax Street | |
| Staffordshire Police has referred itself to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to the force's recent contact. | Staffordshire Police has referred itself to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to the force's recent contact. |
| Det Ch Insp Cheryl Hannan said: "We don't believe there to be any wider threat to the public at this time. | Det Ch Insp Cheryl Hannan said: "We don't believe there to be any wider threat to the public at this time. |
| "Our focus remains on finding out more about what happened yesterday and supporting the family at this deeply distressing and tragic time." | "Our focus remains on finding out more about what happened yesterday and supporting the family at this deeply distressing and tragic time." |
| The children's family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers, the force said. | The children's family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers, the force said. |
| Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the area of Flax Street and Campbell Road between 13:30 BST and 14:30 on Sunday to come forward. | Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the area of Flax Street and Campbell Road between 13:30 BST and 14:30 on Sunday to come forward. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the children were found in a critical condition and despite the crew's best efforts, they were confirmed dead at the scene. | |
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