Woman quizzed by cops over ‘poison’ incident which left two young teens dead in Sheffield
A WOMAN and a man were being quizzed by murder cops after six kids were rushed to hospital — where two of them died. Neighbours said the adults were led away in handcuffs as a fleet of ambulances and a helicopter ferried the children to casualty. Paramedics and police had raced to a home at […]
A WOMAN and a man were being quizzed by murder cops after six kids were rushed to hospital — where two of them died.
Neighbours said the adults were led away in handcuffs as a fleet of ambulances and a helicopter ferried the children to casualty.
Paramedics and police had raced to a home at 7.30am amid fears children had been poisoned.
Two boys, aged 14 and 13, died after frantic attempts to resuscitate them.
Two girls, aged seven months and three years, and two younger boys — ten and 11 — were said to be doing well at Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Police confirmed a woman of 34 and a man of 37 had been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Forensic officers were examining a three-bed semi in the Shiregreen neighbourhood of the city.
Police refused to confirm reports the victims were poisoned. Post-mortems were due to take place.
Neighbour Aaron Brunskill, 29, said there had been “about 20 police cars and four ambulances”.
He added: “Then the air ambulance came. They were just taking children away.”
Another neighbour said: “There’s a lot of talk that they may have been poisoned. It’s just too tragic to think about.”
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Supt Paul McCurry said the force was providing support to the kids’ relatives, as well as officers who responded to the 999 call.
Local MP Gill Furniss said the community had been “deeply shaken”.
She added: “My deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of the children.”
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