The British city of Bristol woke up yesterday morning to the puzzling death of three sibling children and the arrest of their 42-year-old mother, suspected of being behind their deaths. The police confirmed in a statement that the mother, "currently detained in a hospital," is Sudanese, as is her husband, whose presence at the house during the children's deaths has not been mentioned in the statement. The police learned of the incident through a call made to them at 12:40 AM yesterday, and when a patrol arrived at the family's home, they found the children lifeless.
The deceased children were an 8-year-old boy, his 4-year-old sister, and the youngest, a 6-month-old baby, according to a neighbor who told the newspaper "The Telegraph" that the family has been living in Bristol for about 7 years.
A neighbor in the Sea Mills area near the city said that the mother "was very happy when she gave birth to the baby boy. We were all very happy for her, so we visited her and brought her gifts, and we found a smile always on her face." Meanwhile, a taxi driver who knows the family stated that the mother "was happy. All her children were happy, so what happened is very sad."
