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Mum is ‘stabbed to death in her own home while her 3 children were with her’

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Mum is ‘stabbed to death in her own home while her 3 children were with her’

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A mum-of-three described as “an amazing mum who cared for her children” has been found dead in her home, sparking a murder investigation.

The woman – who has not been named – was found with fatal injuries and pronounced dead at her home in Leicestershire.

People who know the family have told LeicestershireLive they understand the woman was stabbed and her children were at home when the incident happened, but police have not confirmed these reports.

Police and ambulance crews were called to Bartholemew Street, Highfields at around 9am and the area was cordoned off.

Neighbours told LeicestershireLive the woman was called Fatima, was in her early to late 30s and was a Tamil of Sri Lankan origin, who had converted to Islam.

It is understood she had two young sons and a young daughter

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Police have urged the public to get in touch to help the investigation

Police said no arrests have yet been made and they urged people to come forward with information.

A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: “A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman at a house in Leicester.

“Emergency services were called to a property in Bartholomew Street shortly after 8.30am today (Tuesday, October 8) following reports that a woman had been seriously injured inside.

“She was pronounced dead at the scene.

“A cordon is currently in place at either end of Bartholomew Street while inquiries are carried out. No arrests have been made at this time.”

Detective Inspector Mark Sinski added: “Our investigation is very much in its early stages and officers remain in the area carrying out inquiries.

“I am, however, also appealing for public help and would like to speak to anyone who has information about the incident.

Police vehicles and the air ambulance rushed to the scene in Bartholomew Street

“As this happened shortly after 8.30am, I would be particularly keen to speak to anyone who was leaving for work or taking their children to school.

“Did you see anyone leaving the address in Bartholomew Street or acting in a manner that caught your attention?

“I would like to speak to anyone who drove through Bartholomew Street this morning – or who was driving in the surrounding area – and who has a dashcam in their vehicle.

“Any information you have, no matter how insignificant you think it may be, could help my investigation.”

Weeping relatives were waiting in a cafe at the corner of the street, hoping for updates from officers this morning.

A friend of the woman said: “She had the two boys from a previous relationship and the girl from her present relationship.

“She was a Tamil who converted to Islam.

“I couldn’t believe it when I heard she was dead.

“She was an amazing mum who cared for her children and fed them well.”

A man who had just dropped his child off at Queen Elizabeth College and was having a coffee in a shop in Bartholomew Street told reporters: “Shortly after 9am, several police vehicles, including marked and unmarked cars carrying armed officers, arrived in the street.

“All of a sudden there were a lot of police everywhere and a helicopter hovering over head.

“People were gathering in the street.”

It is understood the woman’s two sons are aged between seven and nine, and her daughter to be around three years old.

While the police operation was under way, a woman who described herself as a neighbour and friend of the deceased said she was looking after the three children at her home in the street.

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At around mid-morning, two women and a man carrying A4 pads, on which was printed ‘major incident inquiry officer notebook’, were allowed through the police cordon and entered a property.

Around two hours after police initially arrived at the scene, an older woman, in a distraught state, supported by a relative and guided by police officers, was helped through the cordon and into a waiting police vehicle.

A resident who has lived in the area for 12 years told LeicestershireLive that she had “never seen any violence” and let her children play in the street.

A spokeswoman for East Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 8.32am this morning to a private address in Highfields, Leicester, to assist with a medical emergency.

“We sent a paramedic in an ambulance car, a crewed ambulance, a doctor and the air ambulance.”

Anyone with information on today’s incident is urged to call police on 101.

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