Boy, 7, girl, 3, and 9-month-old baby dead in house named as tributes pour in
First images of a baby and two other children who were tragically found dead inside their home in Bristol have been released.
The three children were named today by close friend of the family, NHS worker Salwa Bashar, 32, who said her kids played with the three youngsters - Fares, seven, Joury, three, and 9-month-old Mohammed - who were "murdered" over the weekend.
A woman was arrested at the house before being taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. She remains in police custody. Salwa, whose two young children are best friends with Jasmin’s oldest son Fares, said the children were the "most beautiful souls.", adding "Fares is the most intelligent child I have ever met, He was courteous and always wanted to know how you were. He’d say to me - ‘How are you Salwa?’.
“He was no ordinary child, and I always believed he was going to become an extraordinary adult, doing extraordinary things. It breaks my heart that he and his sister and little brother are no longer with us. They were such lovely children and they deserved to be protected by the authorities, who knew there were difficulties around them.
“What has happened just seems unbelievable. I cannot believe they are no longer with us."
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A 42-year-old woman is currently held in police custody at a hospital after police made the shocking discovery following a welfare call at about 12:40am on Sunday.
Chief Inspector Vicks Hayward-Melen, of Avon and Somerset Police, said that forensic post-mortems would take place this week on the children to establish the cause of death. She continued that a "42-year-old woman was arrested and taken to hospital after injuries she sustained" but they "are not life threatening".
FaresSpeaking to press she stated: “I’d like to start by saying this is a terrible and deeply distressing tragedy in which three young children have lost their lives. Our thoughts are very much with the children’s loved ones who are going through an horrendous ordeal. We were first called by a member of the public who was concerned for the welfare of the occupants early on Sunday the 18 of February. Officers arrived at about 12.40am and found three children whose lives could not be saved.
Joury“Forensic post-mortem examinations will now be carried out on the children to establish the cause of death and it’s important we don’t give further detail on this until the proper processes have been carried out. The post-mortem examinations are not likely to be completed until the middle to the end of this week at the earliest.
Mohamed Al Fil Bashh, aged 9 months old, died along with his siblings“Formal identification has not yet taken place, but we believe the victims are a boy aged seven, a girl of three and a 10-month-old boy. Their next of kin have been informed and are being given all the help and support they need by specialist family liaison officers. A 42-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital due to injuries she’d sustained. Her condition is not life-threatening, and she remains in police custody at this time.
Forensics continued at the scene on Monday (SWNS)
Police said they were treating the deaths as an 'isolated incident' (SWNS)“Uniformed officers from the Neighbourhood Policing team will be in the area in the coming days to provide reassurance and support to the local community, so please speak to us if you have any concerns or worries. It’s important to stress we are treating this as an isolated incident and we don’t believe there to be any ongoing risk to the wider community.
Formal identification of the victims has not yet taken place (SWNS)“We’ve been humbled by the community response to this tragedy. At a time of great sadness and disbelief, we’ve seen spontaneous acts of care and support. Within hours of the incident occurring, a local church was opened up for people to gather and mourn. This is what being in a community is all about and we’d like to thank all those who continue to offer this important and selfless service.
Police at the scene (PA)“The death of such young children is a great shock to the whole community and this incident has had a profound and deep impact on all of us in the police. We’ll be making sure all those involved in the response and the subsequent investigation are given any welfare support they may need.
Three children were found dead at the property (PA)“I know people will be eager to have answers, but the Major Crime Investigation Team are in the very early stages of what will be a highly sensitive, complex and thorough investigation, and it will take time to establish all the facts. We anticipate we’ll need to carry out further enquiries at the scene for the rest of the week and there will be some cordons in place while we do this."
Police are appealing to the public for information to help them with the investigation. Chief Inspector Hayward-Melen said: “If you have any information which could help, do please call 101 and give the call handler the reference 5224042788, or contact us through our website. As is usual in circumstances where there’s been prior police contact, we have notified the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and a mandatory formal referral will be made today. We’ll provide further updates when we can. Thank you.”
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