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| Father held over children deaths | Father held over children deaths |
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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. |
| 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. |
| Paramedics and police were called to the flat in Whalley Range, Manchester | |
| Neighbour Ben Draper, 32, a tree surgeon, said: "To hear what has happened is very shocking." | 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 Mussi Gebremariam, 32, lives in a ground floor flat opposite to where the children lived. | |
| He said: "I know the woman, and her two children, but I don't know them closely. | |
| "We say hi when we see each other. She's from South Africa, last year I asked her where she was from and she told me she was from there. | |
| "I saw the children running around a lot, they looked happy and I'm shocked to hear that this has happened. I never see a man there, but occasionally someone would come in and out. | |
| "She told me she was a Christian last year when I greeted her. I moved here last October, I'm not sure how long she's lived there." |