Woman Arrested After 3 Children Found Dead in Home

Woman arrested on suspicion of murder in England tragedy
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 19, 2024 11:38 AM CST
Woman Arrested After 3 Children Found Dead in Home
Police work at the scene in Blaise Walk, in Sea Mills, Bristol, England, where a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a property, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.   (Ben Birchal/PA via AP)

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead in southwest England, police said Sunday. The Avon and Somerset Police force said officers were called to a house in the Sea Mills area of Bristol shortly after midnight and found the three children inside, the AP reports. It said a 42-year-old woman is in police custody at a hospital. Neighbors said the children were all under 10, the youngest a baby.

Police did not disclose the relationship between the woman and the children but said it was "an isolated incident." "This is an incredibly tragic and heartbreaking incident in which three children have sadly died," said chief inspector Vicks Hayward-Melen. The force said it had reported itself to the police watchdog because of "prior police contact" with the individuals involved.

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