Andy and Arin’s cases have been reviewed jointly as they both had similarities and because they were reported at similar times.

Andy

The mother of Andy was aged fifteen when she fell pregnant and aged sixteen when she gave birth and their father aged 14 years old. The parents of Andy are not believed to have been in a relationship at the time of conception but did subsequently form a relationship which lasted up until three days before the tragic incident.

On 03 March 2019, the relationship between Andy’s parents ended and Andy’s father moved out of the house. During the late afternoon of 06 March 2019, the maternal grandfather and the Uncle of Andy, arrived at the home address. It was they who discovered Andy and Andy’s mother hanging suspended from the stairwell bannister. The ambulance and police service were called to the address and the paramedics in attendance certified their deaths. Andy was aged 2 years and eleven months old at the time and the mother of Andy, aged 19 years old.

Arin

The parents of Arin had an arranged marriage which was facilitated with the assistance of the local high priest. The couple originally communicated through skype, as Arin’s father was working in the UK. In July 2013, they met in person for the first time. They married in September 2013 and Arin’s mother, moved to England (Leeds) to join her husband in October/November of the same year.

In 2014, after trying to conceive, the mother of Arin fell pregnant. She returned to India as she wanted the support of her family during her pregnancy and following the birth of the baby. Arin was born on 21 April 2015. In December 2015, she returned to Leeds with Arin, then aged eight months old to be with her husband

At 17.52 hrs on 26 April 2019, the father of Arin returned home from work to find his wife and child dead. He immediately contacted the emergency services who arrived soon afterwards. Both were certified dead at the scene by the paramedics in attendance.

A note written by Arin’s mother was found in the house and the case is being treated as a murder and suicide. A post-mortem examination revealed the cause of death to be incised wounds to the neck in association with neck compression.