Postmortem examinations carried out on a father and two children found dead at a house in Hinckley, Leicestershire, have revealed the man died of a stab wound to the chest. Leicestershire police said it had also formally identified the deceased as 43-year-old David Stokes and his children Matthew Stokes, aged five, and 11-year-old Adam Stokes. The force said the causes of the youngsters’ deaths had “not yet been conclusively ascertained” and postmortem examinations were continuing. The provisional cause of death has been recorded as a stab wound to the chest. “Postmortem examinations in relation to the two children have been commenced, but not yet concluded.

Source: The Guardian November 04, 2016 17:14 UTC