The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands)
Man held after twin boy’s death
Police: Tragic ‘domestic’ also leaves tot’s one-year-old sister in critical condition
Amanhasbeenarrestedon suspicion of the murder of a one-year-old boy and the attempted murder of a girl believed to be his twin sister, Scotland Yard said.
Bidhya Sagar Das, 33, was wanted by police in connection with an incident at a flat in Wilberforce Road, near Finsbury Park, north London.
Both toddlers were discovered with critical injuries at the address on Saturday night and were taken to an east London hospital, where the boy died in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Scotland Yard said Das was arrested in the Hackney area at 7.15pm yesterday.
He has been taken to an east London police station where he remains in custody.
The girl remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Witnesses heard a woman shouting for help on the street outside at around 11.10pm on Saturday and later saw two children being carried out of the property.
Mihai Manea, 29, who lives on the second floor of the white three- storey building, said the children were twins and lived on the top floor with their Romanian mother and Indian father.
A woman living opposite the building, who gave her name as Gui Gui, said she heard a woman shouting late on Saturday night and opened the window to offer help.
Shesaid: “Iwaswatching TV. I heard someone was shouting.
“She kept on shouting. I
“Despite the best efforts of professionals, a baby boy sadly died”
do not know what she was shouting.
“I opened the window and I asked her ‘Can I help you, can I call the police for you?’ “She said ‘My kids’.” She later saw two young children being carried out of the building, with one held very close toamember of the emergency services.
The incident is believed to be domestic and inquiries continue, police said.
Next of kin have been informed of the boy’s death but formal identification and a post-mortem examination have yet to take place.
Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams, of the Metropolitan Police, said: “This is clearly a tragic incident, and our thoughts are with the family of the two young children.
“Despite the best efforts of medical professionals, a baby boy sadly died in the early hours of this morning.
“A baby girl currently remains in a critical condition and is receiving specialist medical care.
“Whilstwe remain in the early stages of the investigation, amanhasnowbeen arrested.
“I would still like to hear from anyone who may have any information regarding this terrible incident.”
“She kept on shouting. I do not know what”