19 February 2024 , 18:00
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Three children who were tragically found dead at a home in the Sea Mills area of Bristol have been named by police.
Police discovered the three young children inside the property in the early hours of Sunday morning. They were pronounced dead a short time later.
While formal identification has not yet taken place, officers have confirmed the children who died are believed to be seven-year-old Fares Bash, three-year-old Joury Bash, and nine-month-old Mohammed Bash, who were all siblings.
Their next of kin are now being supported by specially trained officers.
Forensic post-mortem examinations will be carried out on the children to establish the cause of death, and police said it was "important we don’t give further detail on this until the proper processes have been carried out". The post-mortem examinations are not likely to be completed until the middle to the end of this week at the earliest.
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Seven-year-old Fares Bash has been described as 'very intelligent' and 'curious about everything'A 42-year-old woman who was arrested at the scene remains in hospital due to injuries she had sustained. Her condition is not life-threatening, and she remained in police custody on Monday.
Tributes began pouring in for the children after they were named locally earlier today. Salwa, whose two young children were best friends with Jasmin’s oldest son Fares, said: “Her children were the most beautiful souls. Fares is the most intelligent child I have ever met, He was courteous and always wanted to know how you were. He’d say to me - ‘How are you Salwa?’.
“He was no ordinary child, and I always believed he was going to become an extraordinary adult, doing extraordinary things. It breaks my heart that he and his sister and little brother are no longer with us. They were such lovely children and they deserved to be protected by the authorities, who knew there were difficulties around them.
Forensics continued at the scene on Monday (SWNS)“What has happened just seems unbelievable. I cannot believe they are no longer with us. Yasmin was a good mum, I always thought. She was perhaps a little overprotective towards them, I always thought, and often told her so. She just needed more help with her mental health.” She said Yasmin met her husband on social media nine years ago when she were living in her native Sudan and he brought her to the UK after they married months later.
Forensic activity continued outside the property on Monday, and Avon and Somerset Police's Neighbourhood Policing team said uniformed officers from continue to be present in the area in the coming days. The force added that they "continue to treat this as an isolated incident with no ongoing risk posed to the local community".