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A woman has been charged with murder after two children died in Stoke-on-Trent.
Veronique John, aged 49, from Stoke-on-Trent, has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
This is after Ethan and Elizabeth John (aged 11 and seven) died at a house in Flax Street and a man was stabbed in Campbell Street on Sunday (11 June).
The cause of death of both children will be a matter for an inquest in due course.
She will appear at North Staffordshire Justice Centre tomorrow (Thursday 14 June).