Children killed at Stoke-on-Trent house named by policeon June 12, 2023 at 7:44 pm

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Ethan John, 11, and his sister Elizabeth, seven, were found with significant injuries, said police.

Elizabeth and EthanImage source, Family handout

Two children who were killed inside a house in Stoke-on-Trent have been named.

Ethan John, 11, and his sister Elizabeth, seven, were both found unresponsive with significant injuries.

A woman who was known to the siblings was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Police discovered the children when they visited the house in Flax Street after first being called to the stabbing of a man at a car wash nearby.

The woman was arrested in connection with the stabbing and then on suspicion of murder.

The stabbed man, in his 40s, was treated in hospital but has since been discharged.

This breaking news story is being updated.

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