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| Mother and children die in blaze | Mother and children die in blaze |
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| Police have started a major inquiry after the bodies of a woman and her two children were found following a suspected arson attack on a house. | Police have started a major inquiry after the bodies of a woman and her two children were found following a suspected arson attack on a house. |
| Detectives were called to the property in Dupont Gardens, New Parks, by the woman's partner as he returned from work in the early hours of Saturday. | Detectives were called to the property in Dupont Gardens, New Parks, by the woman's partner as he returned from work in the early hours of Saturday. |
| The bodies are thought to be those of a 27-year-old woman, a five-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy. | The bodies are thought to be those of a 27-year-old woman, a five-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy. |
| Police said they believe the blaze may have been started deliberately. | |
| The deaths of the woman and her children at the two-bedroom terraced house are being treated as suspicious, police confirmed. | The deaths of the woman and her children at the two-bedroom terraced house are being treated as suspicious, police confirmed. |