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| Police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of a woman and her two children in a fire at a house in Leicester. | Police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths of a woman and her two children in a fire at a house in Leicester. |
| Police were called to the two-bedroom house in Dupont Gardens, New Parks, early on Saturday. | Police were called to the two-bedroom house in Dupont Gardens, New Parks, 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. |
| After post-mortem examinations, Leics police said the fire had been started deliberately from inside the house. | |
| Formal identification | Formal identification |
| Det Supt Martin Morrissey said: "As various results from the examination of the scene and the post-mortems, including toxicological tests, are likely to take some time we are not in a position at this stage to determine the exact sequence of events." | |
| Formal identification is expected to take place on Sunday. | |
| Officers were alerted to the fire by the woman's partner as he returned home from work at about 0125 GMT on Saturday. | Officers were alerted to the fire by the woman's partner as he returned home from work at about 0125 GMT on Saturday. |
| The house remained cordoned off on Saturday night to allow for forensic examination. | The house remained cordoned off on Saturday night to allow for forensic examination. |
| The deaths have caused shock in the neighbourhood. | The deaths have caused shock in the neighbourhood. |
| 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 |
| The family's next-door-neighbour, Sandra Gordon, 31, described the deaths as an "absolute tragedy". | The family's next-door-neighbour, Sandra Gordon, 31, described the deaths as an "absolute tragedy". |
| Mrs Gordon added that her neighbour, who she knew only as Natalie, had given birth to a stillborn baby last summer. | Mrs Gordon added that her neighbour, who she knew only as Natalie, had given birth to a stillborn baby last summer. |
| "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. | "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." | "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: "I'm really devastated by it. | Local councillor Stephen Corrall said: "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. | "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." |
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