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Toddler dies and twin critically injured in North London

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• published: 19 Mar 2017
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Check out our other videos here http://vid.io/xczD Toddler dies and twin critically injured in North London NEWS: goo.gl/a3kAcQ Murder detectives are hunting a man after a one-year-old boy died and his twin sister was left fighting for her life following an alleged hammer attack. Police have now launched a search for Bidhya Sagar Das, 33, following the harrowing incident in Finsbury Park, north London, just after 11pm yesterday. The children were rushed to an east London hospital, but the boy passed away just before 1am this morning. Detectives said Das was at the flat shortly before the children were found, but left before emergency services were called. He has not been seen since and police are searching for him. Das, who lived at the address, is understood to be the children's father, according to locals. Neighbours said a distraught woman ran outside in the early hours screaming 'My kids, my kids'. They reported a 'hammer attack' at the north London property. The girl remains in hospital in a critical condition. A murder investigation has been launched, led by Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams of the Homicide and Major Crime Command. One neighbour said the children were twins who lived on the top floor with their Romanian mother and Indian father - who worked as a night receptionist at the nearby Pembury Hotel for seven years, but apparently quit his job two days ago. The National Police Air Service deployed a helicopter to help search the local area looking for a suspect. A woman living opposite the building, who gave her name as Gui Gui, said she heard a woman shouting late last night and opened the window to offer help. 'I was watching TV,' she said. 'I heard someone was shouting. She kept on shouting. I do not know what she was shouting. 'I opened the window and I asked her 'Can I help you, can I call the police for you?' 'She said, 'My kids'.' The neighbour said she later saw two young children being carried out of the building, with one being held very close to a member of the emergency services. A police car was parked outside the white three-storey building where the children are believed to have been injured while officers have been visiting and searching properties along the street. Mihai Menea, 29, who lives on the second floor of the building, said the children were twins who lived on the top floor with their Romanian mother and Indian father. The father worked at the nearby Pembury Hotel as a receptionist, where Mr Menea also works, until a few days ago, he said. Mr Menea described the mood inside the property as 'tense', adding: 'There's police coming and going all the time.' The National Police Air Service helicopter tweeted that it was assisting 'officers searching Finsbury Park for a suspect'. A Met Police spokesperson said: 'If any members of the public see this man or know his whereabouts, they are urged to contact police via 999 immediately. 'Anyone with information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact the incident room. 'The incident is believed to be domestic. 'There has been no arrest at this stage and enquiries continue.'