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| Police are hoping to start questioning a mother suspected of murdering her two children before hiding their bodies in large holdalls in the boot of her car. | Police are hoping to start questioning a mother suspected of murdering her two children before hiding their bodies in large holdalls in the boot of her car. |
| Harry Donnison, three, and his sister Elise, two, were found in the car in Heathfield, East Sussex, on Wednesday. | Harry Donnison, three, and his sister Elise, two, were found in the car in Heathfield, East Sussex, on Wednesday. |
| Post-mortem examinations showed signs of asphyxiation although further toxicology tests are to be carried out. | Post-mortem examinations showed signs of asphyxiation although further toxicology tests are to be carried out. |
| Police are waiting to speak to Fiona Donnison, 43, who is under arrest in hospital with self-harm injuries. | |
| Tests also showed the children had been dead for less than 24 hours when their bodies were discovered. | |
| Teenage sons | Teenage sons |
| Police have revealed they had "previous contact" with Ms Donnison and her estranged husband Paul Donnison prior to the deaths, although they would not give details about the reason. | |
| Ch Supt Robin Smith, of Sussex Police, said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with their deaths. | Ch Supt Robin Smith, of Sussex Police, said officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with their deaths. |
| The car, a silver Nissan which was discovered in Mill Close, was towed away for analysis. | The car, a silver Nissan which was discovered in Mill Close, was towed away for analysis. |
| A cordon has been in place around a three-storey detached house in nearby Sheepsetting Lane which has a "Sold" sign outside. | A cordon has been in place around a three-storey detached house in nearby Sheepsetting Lane which has a "Sold" sign outside. |
| Neighbours said the couple had separated just before Christmas, when the house was put up for sale. | Neighbours said the couple had separated just before Christmas, when the house was put up for sale. |
| Ms Donnison, a former Lloyds syndicate worker who also has two teenage sons, had previously lived in the house with her husband. | Ms Donnison, a former Lloyds syndicate worker who also has two teenage sons, had previously lived in the house with her husband. |
| She had since moved to Lightwater, Surrey, where the house she was living in has also been cordoned off. | She had since moved to Lightwater, Surrey, where the house she was living in has also been cordoned off. |