Overview

• Staffordshire Police identified the victims as Meraj Ul Zahra, 2, and Abdul Momin Alfaateh, 3, found unresponsive with injuries at a home on Corporation Street.
• Emergency services were called around 7.30am, and West Midlands Ambulance Service said nothing could be done to save the children, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
• A 43-year-old woman from the Stafford area was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody as detectives continue questioning.
• Police maintain a cordon and forensic examination at the property and say there is no wider threat to the public, with next of kin supported by specialist officers.
• The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been notified due to prior police contact, and officers are appealing for information quoting incident 147 of 12 October or via Crimestoppers.