Crime | England Woman Arrested After 3 Children Found Dead in Home Woman arrested on suspicion of murder in England tragedy By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Feb 19, 2024 11:38 AM CST Copied Police work at the scene in Blaise Walk, in Sea Mills, Bristol, England, where a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a property, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (Ben Birchal/PA via AP) A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead in southwest England, police said Sunday. The Avon and Somerset Police force said officers were called to a house in the Sea Mills area of Bristol shortly after midnight and found the three children inside, the AP reports. It said a 42-year-old woman is in police custody at a hospital. Neighbors said the children were all under 10, the youngest a baby. Police did not disclose the relationship between the woman and the children but said it was "an isolated incident." "This is an incredibly tragic and heartbreaking incident in which three children have sadly died," said chief inspector Vicks Hayward-Melen. The force said it had reported itself to the police watchdog because of "prior police contact" with the individuals involved. Read These Next A Trump coin looks to be in the works, with legal questions swirling. FBI parts ways with the ADL over Turning Point USA controversy. Virginia's Dem nominee for AG is in hot water over 2022 texts. FEMA is holding back emergency funds to states unless they do this. Report an error