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| Children killed in 'knife attack' | Children killed in 'knife attack' |
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| Two children have died and a baby is in a serious condition after what police believe was a knife attack. | Two children have died and a baby is in a serious condition after what police believe was a knife attack. |
| Officers were called at 2230 BST on Friday to Carshalton, south London. | Officers were called at 2230 BST on Friday to Carshalton, south London. |
| A five-year-old boy, a girl aged four and a six-month-old girl were rushed to hospital with stab wounds. The older boy and girl later died. | A five-year-old boy, a girl aged four and a six-month-old girl were rushed to hospital with stab wounds. The older boy and girl later died. |
| A 39-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at the scene and taken to separate south London police stations for questioning. | A 39-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested at the scene and taken to separate south London police stations for questioning. |
| Quiet suburb | Quiet suburb |
| Murder squad detectives and the Child Abuse Investigation Command are investigating the incident which took place at a house on a busy through road in the quiet suburb. | Murder squad detectives and the Child Abuse Investigation Command are investigating the incident which took place at a house on a busy through road in the quiet suburb. |
| The boy and girl died within minutes of each other in hospital just before midnight on Friday. | The boy and girl died within minutes of each other in hospital just before midnight on Friday. |
| The injured girl's condition improved from critical to serious on Saturday morning. | The injured girl's condition improved from critical to serious on Saturday morning. |
| Carshalton is a fairly quiet suburb of London | Carshalton is a fairly quiet suburb of London |
| All three children are believed to be siblings. | All three children are believed to be siblings. |
| Sen Gupta, who lives opposite the house, said the family who lived there were Tamils from Sri Lanka and had moved into the house "less than a year ago". | Sen Gupta, who lives opposite the house, said the family who lived there were Tamils from Sri Lanka and had moved into the house "less than a year ago". |
| Another neighbour, Pam Thomas, saw paramedics carrying the children to ambulances on Friday night. | Another neighbour, Pam Thomas, saw paramedics carrying the children to ambulances on Friday night. |
| "There were so many ambulances, five or six, that I was expecting them to bring out more people," she added. | "There were so many ambulances, five or six, that I was expecting them to bring out more people," she added. |
| Post-mortem examinations are expected to be carried out on the two dead children over the weekend. | |
| Police said they believed they knew their identities but officers were still waiting for confirmation that all family members had been informed of the incident. | Police said they believed they knew their identities but officers were still waiting for confirmation that all family members had been informed of the incident. |