Murdered boys were ‘known to children’s services’

TWO young boys allegedly killed by their mother at their home were known to children’s services, officials said yesterday.

The bodies of Romario Mullings-Sewell, two, and his three-month-old brother, Delayno, were discovered at a property in Kilmington Drive, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, just before 6pm on Wednesday.

Their 21-year-old mother, who is being held on suspicion of murder, has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Manchester City Council said its children’s social care team was not currently involved with the family.

Pauline Newman, director of children’s services at Manchester City Council, said: “Children’s social care were not currently involved with the family. However, in recent months, the family were in receipt of community support services including nursery and childminding provision, whilst the mother was attending higher education classes.”

The boys died after being stabbed in the abdomen, police sources indicated. Postmortem examinations have not yet been carried out.

The children’s father lived at another address and was being given counselling for shock, as were the police officers who were called to the scene.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is assessing the police response to the phone calls they received before the boys were killed.