Two young children had their throats cut during an attack by their father at the family home, an inquest has heard. Pavinya Nithiyakumar, aged 19 months, and Nigash Nithiyakumar, 3, were fatally wounded at their house in Ilford, east London, on Sunday April 26, Walthamstow Coroner's Court heard.
Their father, named locally as newsagent worker Nithin Kumar, 40, was rushed to hospital with knife wounds and remains in a critical condition.
Opening inquests into the children's deaths on Thursday, east London area coroner Graeme Irvine was told by an official: "On the 26 April 2020, Nigash was attacked by his father at the home address.
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