Man released after fatal stabbing of two children

A MAN being questioned in relation to a stabbing attack that killed two children and seriously injured a baby has been released, Scotland Yard said yesterday.

The man, 39, believed to be the children’s father, will face no further action in relation to the deaths, police said. He has been bailed to return to a police station at a later date in relation to another matter, details of which were not released.

A six-month-old girl remained in a “critical but stable” condition last night after she was operated on by surgeons. Her five-year-old brother and four-year-old sister died in hospital on Friday after being found at their home in Carshalton in south-east London.

A 35-year-old woman, believed to be the children’s mother, remains under arrest in hospital, where she is being treated for minor injuries.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said officers were called to the house at 10.30pm on Friday.

“Police and London Ambulance attended and found three children suffering serious injuries, believed to be stab wounds,” he said.

Postmortem examinations on the two victims are expected to be carried out soon.

The two older children were taken to hospital but both died within 90 minutes of the police call. The girl died at 11.41pm and the boy 15 minutes later.