11/05/2012

Mother Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering Her Two Children

A mother has been arrested on suspicion of murder after her two children were discovered dead at their home in south-west London.

Her husband Jeff found their 10-week-old boy and 14-month-old sister, Lily Sky Boots, unconscious when he arrived home on Wednesday night.

Mrs Boots was arrested at the house after emergency services were unable to revive the children.

The couple are believed to have moved from Canada to the UK in the last few years.

(CD/GK)


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