First pictures emerge of tragic siblings ‘killed by father in house fire’ who was found nearby in burnt-out car
Brother, eight, and sister, six, were pulled from burning home in Birmingham during small hours with father discovered later in destroyed vehicle
THESE are the first pictures to emerge of two tragic siblings who died after their father allegedly killed them as part of a murder-suicide bid.
The eight-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister were pulled out of their burning home by neighbours early yesterday morning.
At 3.40am bystanders tried to give them first aid but were understood to have been found ‘lifeless on the lawn’ when emergency services arrived at their house in Hamstead, Birmingham.
Their father, in his 40s, was discovered just hours later in a burnt-out Vauxhall Insignia around 35 miles away.
The siblings have been named locally as Tinesay and Fasika with their father understood to be Endris Mohammed.
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He remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was discovered in the destroyed vehicle at around 7.15am on Friday.
Post-mortem examinations will be carried out on the bodies of two siblings today who died as a result of the suspected arson attack on their home.
West Midlands Police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
Neighbours spoke of their sadness, saying the devoted brother and sister had often been seen playing happily in and around the home in Holland Road.
Zainab Harun, who lives nearby, said she would see the children riding their bikes and coming home from school.
She said: “I used to talk to them whenever they walked past. It's a sad, terrible thing that has happened here.
“I have two children and I keep playing it over and over again in my head.”
A woman at the scene, who did not want to be identified, said she was a care worker colleague of the children's mother, aged 36.
She said: “It's just so wicked what's happened - we're just trying to deal with it.
“She was supposed to come to work this morning so we tried calling her but there was no answer.”
West Midlands Ambulance Service said its units rushed to the scene and found “two children, a boy and a girl, who were in cardiac arrest”.
A spokesman added: “Bystanders had already started CPR, which crews took over before also administering advanced life support.
“Treatment continued en route to hospital, with the boy being taken to Sandwell Hospital and the girl to Birmingham Children's Hospital.
“Unfortunately, shortly after their arrival at the hospitals, it became clear that nothing could be done to save either child and they were confirmed deceased.”
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