Woman charged with two counts of murder following the death of Stoke children

By Sarah Garner 14th Jun 2023

Elizabeth and Ethan John, 7 and 11, tragically died on Sunday afternoon (Staffordshire Police).
Elizabeth and Ethan John, 7 and 11, tragically died on Sunday afternoon (Staffordshire Police).

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). 

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