Three kids found dead inside home were all stabbed to death

23 February 2024 , 15:37

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Police at the scene in Blaise Walk, in Sea Mills, Bristol, where a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder (Image: PA)

Three children who were found dead in Bristol on Sunday all died due to knife injuries.

A 42-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of their murder remains in hospital undergoing treatment for non life-threatening injuries, Avon and Somerset Police said. The force confirmed siblings Fares Bash, seven, Joury Bash, three, and nine-month-old Mohammed Bash, who were found dead at the property in the Sea Mills area of the city.

Chief Inspector Vicks Hayward-Melen said: "The amount of time we can legally keep a person in custody does not start until they are brought into a police station, so will not include any periods of time spent in hospital. Our investigation, led by the Major Crime Investigation Team, is progressing at pace and we're carrying out comprehensive inquiries to establish the events which led to this devastating loss of life.

Joury Bash, three, was among those found dead

"The main cordons put in place in Blaise Walk have been lifted and we would like to take this opportunity to thank local residents for their patience and support while we carried out a thorough investigation at the scene." Tributes began pouring in for the children earlier this week after they were named locally.

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?’.

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Fares Bash, seven, died with his two siblings

“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.

“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.

Ryan Merrifield