14/10/2009

Man Arrested Over Manchester Children's Deaths

A man has been arrested after two children, who were found unconscious in a house in Manchester, died later in hospital.

The children, a brother and sister aged two and four, were found after police were called to a house in the Whalley Range area of the city on Wednesday morning.

They were taken to hospital, but both later died.

A 37-year-old man, reported to be the children's father who is separated from their mother, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Forensic investigators are currently examining the scene and inquiries are continuing.

(KMcA/BMcc)


Related UK National News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

12 May 2014
Faulty Charger 'Probable' Cause Of Sheffield House Fire
South Yorkshire Police said the most probable cause of the Sheffield house fire which killed five people two weeks ago was a faulty charging device.
11 May 2012
Woman Arrested After Five Children Die In House Fire
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after five children died in a house fire on Victoria Road in Derby. The ages of the children who died range from five up to 10-years-old. A sixth child, aged 13, has been transferred to a hospital in Birmingham for specialist treatment.
02 December 2014
Mother Dies Following Suspected Arson Attack In Kidderminster
A woman injured in a suspected arson attack at a flat in Kidderminster on 27th November has died in hospital. Sandra Nowocinska, 22, died on Monday afternoon with her family at her side.
23 June 2015
Man Arrested After Two Children Killed In Collision
A man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two children in a collision in Handsworth. Emergency services were called at midday on Sunday 21 June to reports that a car had collided with five pedestrians, including four children. All five where taken to hospital for emergency treatment.
26 June 2013
Man Arrested Over Historical Children's Homes Abuse
Officers attached to Operation Pallial, an independent investigation examining claims of historical child abuse at children's homes in north Wales, today arrested a man in Leicester on suspicion of a number of sexual assaults.