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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 home in Dupont Gardens, New Parks, Leicester, by the woman's partner as he returned from work early on Saturday. | Detectives were called to the home in Dupont Gardens, New Parks, Leicester, by the woman's partner as he returned from work early on Saturday. |
| The bodies of the 27-year-old woman, a five-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy were found in the terraced house. | The bodies of the 27-year-old woman, a five-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy were found in the terraced house. |
| The deaths have caused shock in the neighbourhood. | The deaths have caused shock in the neighbourhood. |
| The family's next-door-neighbour, Sandra Gordon, 31, described the deaths as an "absolute tragedy" and said she believed the dead woman originated from Africa. | |
| Mrs Gordon added that her neighbour, who she knew only as Natalie, had given birth to a stillborn baby last summer. | |
| I just don't know how people will cope with this - it's a heck of a shock for everybody Councillor Stephen Corrall | I just don't know how people will cope with this - it's a heck of a shock for everybody Councillor Stephen Corrall |
| "They kept themselves to themselves, but we did pass the time of day because we live next door to each other and I have always got the kitchen door open and she had her kitchen door open," said Mrs Gordon. | |
| "I can't believe what's happened. We didn't even know they were dead until we heard it on the radio this morning." | |
| Local councillor Stephen Corrall said the deaths would be a "heck of a shock" to residents. | |
| "I'm really devastated by it. I'm really, really sorry for the family and their loss. Any help I can give whatsoever, I'm there for anybody at all. | |
| "And if there's anything I can do for the family themselves, then please get in contact with me. | "And if there's anything I can do for the family themselves, then please get in contact with me. |
| "I just don't know how people will cope with this. It's a heck of a shock for everybody." | "I just don't know how people will cope with this. It's a heck of a shock for everybody." |