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| Mother arrested over fire deaths | Mother arrested over fire deaths |
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| A mother has been arrested in connection with a house fire that killed her two young sons. | A mother has been arrested in connection with a house fire that killed her two young sons. |
| Lewis Jenkins, aged seven, and his brother Taylor, five, died in the fire at a terraced house in Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, on Saturday. | Lewis Jenkins, aged seven, and his brother Taylor, five, died in the fire at a terraced house in Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, on Saturday. |
| Sussex Police said a 29-year-old woman had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and child neglect. | Sussex Police said a 29-year-old woman had been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and child neglect. |
| The woman has been named locally as Denise Goldsmith. She visited the scene on Sunday and wept as she laid flowers. | The woman has been named locally as Denise Goldsmith. She visited the scene on Sunday and wept as she laid flowers. |
| She did not comment on the deaths of the boys during the visit, and had to be restrained by her family from entering the house. | She did not comment on the deaths of the boys during the visit, and had to be restrained by her family from entering the house. |
| After the fire, Ms Goldsmith was taken to the town's district hospital where she was treated for minor burns and bruises. | After the fire, Ms Goldsmith was taken to the town's district hospital where she was treated for minor burns and bruises. |
| Police began an investigation into the cause of the fire, but it was not being treated as arson. | Police began an investigation into the cause of the fire, but it was not being treated as arson. |
| 'Inhaled fire fumes' | 'Inhaled fire fumes' |
| On Sunday, Ch Insp Dick Coates said initial indications were that the fire was a tragic accident. | On Sunday, Ch Insp Dick Coates said initial indications were that the fire was a tragic accident. |
| He said officers would be at the scene for several days, and that police would later have a clearer idea how the fire had started. | He said officers would be at the scene for several days, and that police would later have a clearer idea how the fire had started. |
| Fire investigators from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have been working with detectives to uncover the circumstances that led to the boys' deaths. | Fire investigators from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have been working with detectives to uncover the circumstances that led to the boys' deaths. |
| Post-mortem examinations confirmed they died from inhaling fire fumes, officers revealed. | Post-mortem examinations confirmed they died from inhaling fire fumes, officers revealed. |
| Flowers have been left outside the home of the boys, who were both pupils at nearby Shinewater Primary School. | Flowers have been left outside the home of the boys, who were both pupils at nearby Shinewater Primary School. |
| A special assembly was held at the school on Monday. | |
| Forensic teams combed the scene as tributes were laid after the fire | Forensic teams combed the scene as tributes were laid after the fire |