The children, aged two and three, were found unresponsive and injured
20:39, 12 Oct 2025Updated 20:39, 12 Oct 2025
Police at the scene after the two children were found unresponsive
Two children at the centre of a murder investigation after being found dead at a house have been named.
The murder investigation continues following the ‘horror’ discovery in Staffordshire on Sunday morning (October 12). A 43-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is being questioned by detectives.
The children, a girl and a boy, aged two and three, who were found unresponsive and with injuries, were later pronounced dead at the scene.
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Two ambulances along with two paramedic officers had been scrambled to an ‘incident’ on Stafford’s Corporation Street just after 7.25am.
The two victims have now been named by Staffordshire Police as two-year-old Meraj Ul Zahra and three-year-old Abdul Momin Alfaateh.
A murder investigation has been launched
The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) due to previous police contact.
Detective Inspector Kirsty Oldfield said: “We are working hard to understand more about what happened leading up to these two children tragically losing their lives.
“We ask that people do not speculate at this stage as it is distressing for family and friends and could hinder our enquiries. We understand that this incident may cause concern in the local community. There is no wider threat to the public.”
Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch by calling 101, or via Live Chat on the Staffordshire Police website, quoting incident number 147 of 12 October.
To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.