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Murdered boys' 'father' critical | |
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A man who is thought to be the father of two small boys found dead in a car park remains in a critical condition in hospital with severe burns. | |
The bodies of the two boys were found in a car in the Campsie hills, north of Glasgow, on Saturday afternoon. | |
Police, who launched a murder inquiry, identified the boys as six-year-old Paul Ross and his brother Jay, aged two, from Royston in Glasgow. | |
Police have not revealed how the children died. | |
However, the BBC understands they were stabbed. | |
Post-mortem examinations | |
Police said that they were following a 'positive' line of inquiry. | |
The boys were found in the vehicle near Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire, at 1630 BST on Saturday. | |
Police announced the deaths were being treated as murder following post-mortem examinations on Sunday. | |
Police have not yet confirmed whether the injured man, who is under police guard, was related to the children. | |
The car park is about 10 miles from Glasgow and close to the Campsie Fells, a popular spot with families and hill walkers. | |
It is said to be popular because of the views it offers across Glasgow. | |
Paul Ross was a pupil at Royston Primary School in Glasgow. | |
Head teacher Elizabeth Davidson said: "Paul was a lovely, well-behaved, quiet young boy. I'm certain that children who knew Paul and his brother will be devastated when they learn of this tragic news. | |
"The school has been made aware of the incident and shall be supporting the mother in any way it can. Our thoughts and prayers are with her at this sad time." |