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A father has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his two children after they were found unconscious and died later in hospital.A father has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his two children after they were found unconscious and died later in hospital.
The boy, aged two, and his sister, aged four, were found at a house in Whalley Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, shortly after 0800 BST.The boy, aged two, and his sister, aged four, were found at a house in Whalley Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, shortly after 0800 BST.
Attempts were made at the scene to resuscitate the children.Attempts were made at the scene to resuscitate the children.
Greater Manchester Police said a 37-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder.Greater Manchester Police said a 37-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder.
'Very shocking'
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: "The 37-year-old man is due to be questioned by officers. Inquiries are continuing."A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: "The 37-year-old man is due to be questioned by officers. Inquiries are continuing."
The three-storey block where the children were found, Lansbury House, is managed by Contour Housing, according to a plaque outside.The three-storey block where the children were found, Lansbury House, is managed by Contour Housing, according to a plaque outside.
Paramedics and police were called to the flat in Whalley Range, Manchester
The block is on a street in Whalley Range, a suburb two miles south of the city centre.The block is on a street in Whalley Range, a suburb two miles south of the city centre.
Neighbour Ben Draper, 32, a tree surgeon, said: "To hear what has happened is very shocking."
Forensic science investigators are working at the scene.Forensic science investigators are working at the scene.
Neighbour Ben Draper, 32, a tree surgeon, said: "To hear what has happened is very shocking. Michael Chubb, who lives in an adjacent block of flats, said: "This road has had a few problems, and in those flats too, so I'm not terribly surprised to find police cars outside.
"I turned up at around 10am and there were loads of cops. It's not often you see many police cars round here." "There's been problems with people setting fire to flats, some deliberately, some accidentally."